What kind of bird is the brown turtledove and how to domesticate it?

What kind of bird is the brown turtledove? Some friends living in the humid areas of the south may not have seen this kind of bird and will be very curious, so let's learn about this bird together.

Although the brown turtledove is called brown turtledove, it is actually a pink turtledove with a light pink head and neck, white outside tail feathers and unique blue-gray wing spots. Because it looks brown as a whole, it is still named brown turtledove. Brown doves, also known as blue-shouldered turtledoves, belong to birds, pigeons, and pigeons are close relatives.

Brown turtledoves generally live in deserts, semi-deserts, oases and low-wooded places and near villages and towns, and are distributed in Africa all over the world. Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Palestine, Syria, Australia and other places. They can basically be seen in desert and semi-desert areas of Asia and Africa. Brown turtledoves are mainly distributed in Tianshan Mountain in northwest China and various desert areas in Xinjiang.

The brown spot is generally about 25 centimeters long. although the body looks small, this bird is very daring and is not afraid of people. Even if it is close to it, it will not immediately fly away, similar to the legendary silly beetle. Brown turtledoves usually feed on plants, fruits and buds on the ground, as well as grains, so they can be seen occasionally in oases, farmland and parks in desert areas.

However, due to the brown turtledove has a large degree of damage to grain, and this kind of bird is not afraid of people, but also live in groups, so it is often hunted and destroyed by people to keep warm. After entering the new century, the large-scale use of chemical pesticides has also had a great impact on the living environment of brown turtledoves. Brown turtledoves have also become sparse over a period of time.

In 2000, brown turtledoves were listed in the list of terrestrial wildlife that are beneficial to national protection or have important economic and scientific research value, so brown turtledoves can be raised in captivity, if they are more careful. Brown turtledoves can even be found on the market for sale. What can the man do when he domesticates the brown turtledove? How can domestication be better?

The domestication of brown turtledoves is best to raise artificially farmed turtledoves, and wild turtledoves cannot be domesticated. In the process of domesticating artificial turtledoves, one is to prepare larger cages for turtledoves to leave them enough living space; second, do not give them too much food conducive to fattening, especially high-fat food, is very unsuitable for this kind of turtledoves. Third, don't give them too much salt-rich food, which doesn't help the color of their hair. Finally, in the process of raising turtledoves, we must pay attention to the various local regulations on bird breeding and handle all kinds of documents.

After reading this article, we all know a little about turtledoves. Friends who love birds can go to the Internet to further check out this kind of bird and learn more about it.