 Field signs. Krupnee ordinary lentils and some dlinnohvostey. Older males painted in the dimly-pink with silver sparkles on the head (especially in the "eyebrow"). Yearling Females and males dust-brown with clear dark pestrinami. Voice - short nasal Creek. The real song is not, but there podpesnya, almost the same as those of ordinary lentils. Typical of its feature - a short sharp whistle, regularly burst through gambling quiet chatter (Kovshar, 1983).
Distribution. Occurs in Tuva on Mts. Tannu-Ola (Stepanyan, 1990). Habitats. Gnezditsya juniper lentils in the bush subalpine shrub zone, often side by side with ordinary lentils (Kovshar, 1983). Reproduction. Archovaya lentils comfortable nest only on conifers. Breeds late: in June female postpones 3-5 blue with black tochechkami eggs, slightly pokrupnee than that of ordinary lentils. Nasizhivaet their female 14-16 days, the same amount of time chicks are in the nest (Kovshar, 1983). Nutrition. Ptentsov first nurse insects, and then mixed with food and by the end of the period - a plant, mostly high-altitude grass seeds, including dandelion and geranium. Adults feed on a variety of seeds, and in late summer, between molts, in a mass eat berries honeysuckle (Kovshar, 1983). References. |
