Field signs. Slightly larger than the sparrow. Top brilliant, bluish-green, with small bright spot on the head and wings. Bottom rusty-red, stripe through eye to the back of the head and neck bright. The head of a large, long and straight beak, wings and tail short. Still sitting on the water with downcast beak and flies above the water, often Mahayana wings. Creek - a thin, svistoobrazny «piik-piik-piik» (Syroechkovsky, Rogacheva, 1980).  Distribution. Harakteren mainly for forest and steppe of Central Siberia, to a lesser extent for podtaygi. It occurs at Kanska, Krasnoyarsk, Achinsk, Minusinska, in the upper Yenisei on its tributaries Abakanu, Tube, downstream Kebezha at Mozharskih lakes and the river. Chune (inflow Angara) (Tugarinov, 1927). The most northern point of nesting - the river. Upper Imbak against the mouth Eloguya (Skalon, Sludskii, 1941) - is questionable (Rogacheva, 1988). Summit (perhaps at nesting) in 1977 from the village. Pogodaeva (59 ° N) (Bursky, Vakhrushev, 1983) and with. Vorogovo (61 ° N, data AB Kozlenko). 15 Jun., 1978 was greeted as on the river. Varlamovke at Peace (Rogacheva et al, 1978). AY Tugarinov and SA Buturlin (1911) felt zimorodka rather common in southern Yenisei district and in the pool Keti. KA Yudin (1952) notes it only to the vicinity of Krasnoyarsk. EA Krutovskaya (1958), referring to the reserve zimorodka "poles", said that 50-80 years ago it was common in the mouths of rivers and Laletiny Vykovskoy of Krasnoyarsk, but now here is not found. It may be that there is a reduction of its habitat in the southern province, as many suitable for him or polluted water is clogged. Everywhere nemnogochislen in podtayge and southern taiga rare and occurs sporadichno (Rogacheva, 1988).
Every year (1997-2001 biennium.) Catches us for koltsevaniya on the river. Kacha in the ROC. E. Steep, which is a common nesting mode (AN Baykalov). Phenology. Priletaet into the edge in the second half of May. Masonry and the withdrawal of the young - at the end of May - the first half of June. Fly, probably in late August - the first half of September (Syroechkovsky, Rogacheva, 1980). There is a wintering zimorodka to nezamerzshem reservoir near Minusinska (Sushkin, 1914). Reproduction. Derzhitsya on the banks of ponds with clear water, but fast mountain rivers rare. Nests are satisfied in burrows that the bird itself roet in steep coastal slopes, usually in the vicinity of the reservoir. The distance between nests significantly - from 0, 3-1 km or more. The opening standard usually hidden branches of trees or shrubs, roots. Nora horizontal length 0,3-1 meters laying - 5-8 brilliant white eggs. Unlike standard Coast swallows, nest zimorodka vystlano scales and kostochkami fish . Nora kishit maggots and flies could be seen on the ill odor (Syroechkovsky, Rogacheva, 1980). Nutrition. It feeds mostly small-scale fish (up to six cm), fewer aquatic invertebrates. Food produce directly in water (Syroechkovsky, Rogacheva, 1980). References. |
