Field signs. The most minor of poganok. Adult birds in spring top blackish-brown, cheeks, neck and upper chest in front kashtanovo-red, white bottom with some blackish color, black beak, in terms of oral greenish-yellow. Water neck seems relatively short. In winter, light brown top, bottom, mostly white. At the folded white wing mirror, especially noticeable among subspecies found in the province. In the cluster period is secretly and silently, the rest of the time little cautious. Good swims and nyryaet, easily takes off from water, fly fast, usually low over the water. Voice - Pleasant loud fleytovaya warble (Syroechkovsky, Rogacheva, 1995).  Distribution. Within Russia little grebe - and southern West bird, the eastern boundary of its distribution is far removed not only from Prieniseyskoy, but Western Siberia (Stepanyan, 1990). Indeed, until recently, in the province it is not met. In May 1981-1982 biennium. on the Yenisey River in the estuary. Charter single birds were flying in the spring (Syroechkovsky, Bezborodov, 1987).
In October 1974, VI Bezborodova poganok small cluster consisting of 30 individuals, were observed at the lake. Black. In July 1975, several vyvodkov this type found in one small lakes in Koybalskoy steppe (Bezborodov, 1979). Breeding birds mentioned here before 1979 and ended with osusheniem reservoir. In May 1981-1982 biennium. passage of small poganok seen in the Yenisey in the Sayano-Shushenskogo Reserve (Syroechkovsky, Bezborodov, 1987). Their nesting in Khakassia indicates SM Prokofiev (1987), who finds little toadstool normal nesting birds steppe lakes with increasing strength. Very rarely small group of small poganok said in Tuva (b. Uyuk, Lake. White), several times they met in Khakassia (Sorokaozerki) and Achinskoy forest ( Paniha Lake, Big Kosogol). The regular presence of these birds in recent years, registered at the lake. Intikol Novoselovskogo area. During observations from 3 to 17 May, 1999 are kept 13 birds. In autumn this year, mixed cluster consisting of a small, chernosheynoy and krasnosheynoy poganok, more than 300 individuals. Perhaps a small toadstool sporadichno nest on selected reedy waters steppe Minusinsk depression (Syroechkovsky et al, 2000). Habitats. Naselyaet small standing or slow over water, shrubs surface vegetation (Syroechkovsky et al, 2000).  Reproduction. Nests built at the open water, and in the bush, using the remnants of dead aquatic vegetation. In laying more eggs 4-6. Young nurse both parents. Become self-sufficient young aged 30-40 days, but on the wing up to 44-48 days of life (Kurochkin, 1982). Regional peculiarities of reproduction is not understood (Syroechkovsky et al, 2000).
Nutrition. Feeds mainly adult insects and their larvae, shellfish, larvae of amphibians and small fish. Regional highlights food is not studied (Syroechkovsky et al, 2000). The size and limiting factors. According to expert estimates the number of small fungus is a few hundred individuals. The residence of small poganok limited and known concentrations of these birds in the province isolated. Due to the lack of safety and proper awareness among small fungus hunters are harvested or accidental shooting. Because of a late recovery on the wing more often other waterfowl fall under the shots in the first days of the opening of the autumn hunting (Syroechkovsky et al, 2000). References. |
