What kind of food does Yangji eat?

The rice pheasant is a small swamp bird that lives in reeds, shrubs, or rice fields near the water. So, what kind of food do rice seedlings eat?

What kind of food does Yangji eat?

Yangji mainly eat japonica rice, adzuki beans, wheat, corn, millet, earthworms, Loach, bread worms, plant buds and other food.

Second, the living habits of Yangji

1. Living in reeds, shrubs or rice fields near the water, foraging for plant seeds and grains, as well as insects. During the breeding period from May to July, nesting in the aboveground grass near the water area. Each litter lays 5-7 eggs. It is distributed in northwest China, North China, Sichuan, Northeast China, Fujian and Taiwan.

two。 One genus of the family Paginidae. The mouth peak of this genus is as long as the hock, or longer. There are 18 species, distributed all over the world. There are two kinds of common seedling chicken and blue-breasted seedling chicken in China.

3. Common rice pheasant, also known as purple noodle rice pheasant, is the only representative of this genus distributed in the Palaearctic realm. The body length is about 23 cm and the weight is 90-95 grams. The body is slightly like a chicken, but the mouth, legs, and toes are all very slender, suitable for wading; the body is fluffy, the upper body is generally olive brown and covered with brownish-black longitudinal lines; the head, neck and chest are gray, with chestnut lines on the side of the face; the lower body is dark brown, mixed with white stripes; the mouth is dark brown, orange-red at the base, and the mouth is equal to or longer than the legs; legs and feet are brown, without web between toes; wings and tails are short. Male and female feathers are similar in color. Head and neck stretched forward and legs drooping during flight. It mainly feeds on plant buds and seeds, as well as insects and small aquatic animals. Nests of cattail and Reed leaves in dense grass not high above the surface of the water. The nest is slightly disk-shaped. Each litter laid 6-7 eggs. Egg powder brown, covered with sparse dark brown spots. Male and female hatch eggs together. The nestling is precocious after it comes out of its shell and is covered with black-brown velvet. The rice pheasant is mostly nocturnal and its habits are hidden. Common rice pheasants breed in vast areas of northeast and western China.

Second, the protection level of Yangji.

Rice pheasant family: common seedling pheasant, blue-breasted seedling pheasant, red-legged banded pheasant, diphtheria banded pheasant, small pheasant, spotted pheasant, red-breasted pheasant, red-footed pheasant, white-breasted bitter evil bird, Dong chicken, black water pheasant and purple water pheasant are included in the list of terrestrial wildlife under state protection or of important economic and scientific research value issued by the State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000.