Is the bead-necked turtledove protecting animals?

A common turtledove distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the vast areas of southern China. It is a small bird belonging to the genus Turtledove of the family Pigeon. It is also known as Gu Eagle, Gu Bird, Medium Spot, Flower Turtledove, Flower Neck Turtledove, Pearl Dove, Turtledove, Pearl Neck Pigeon, Spot A. Let's take a look at whether the turtledove is a protected animal!

Is the turtledove a protected animal?

Beaded turtledove is a protected animal. The pearl neck turtledove is a protected animal, which has been listed in the list of useful or important economic and scientific wild animals under state protection issued by the state forestry administration on august 1,2000.

Life Habits of Pearl Neck Turtledove

1. Feeding habits: The bead-necked turtledove mainly feeds on plant seeds, especially crop seeds, such as rice, corn, wheat, peas, soybeans, beans, rape, sesame, sorghum, mung beans, etc., and sometimes eats fly maggots, snails, insects and other animal foods.

2. Foraging: Beaded turtledoves usually leave their habitat trees to feed on the ground after dawn. Often chirping before leaving their habitat. Foraging activities were more active at 7~9 o'clock in the morning and 3~5 o'clock in the afternoon.

3, solitary: pearl neck turtledove and other turtledoves of the same genus, generally do not live in groups, but appear alone or in pairs. Beaded turtledoves are tame birds, but they are startled by sudden noise, fly in a similar manner to crested doves, and tilt their tails upward when landing.

Breeding Habits of the Pearl Neck Turtledove

Courtship: Courting males tilt their bodies extremely during performance and spread their wings and tails as they fly in circles to attract females. It is usually monogamous and reproduces two to three times a year, with a breeding period of April to October.

2, laying eggs: beaded turtledoves usually give birth to two white eggs, about one or two days before and after. The incubation period is 15 - 18 days, and the baby turtle dove will break out of the egg. Hatching eggs and raising small turtledoves are cared for and fed by male and female birds in turn. In about two weeks, the young turtledoves must leave the nest.

3, nesting: usually by the male bird to find a suitable place, and then take the female bird to choose, choose a place that both sides think can be built together, but may also be "magpie nest", occupied before other pearl neck turtledove or other birds nest. Nest on twigs or in bushes and bushes; see also nest in crevices in rocks on mountainsides. The nest is flat, very simple, mainly by a number of twigs stacked, the structure is very loose.

4. Incubation: 2 eggs per nest, white, oval, smooth and spotless, 26~29 mm ×20~22 mm. The female and male take turns incubating the eggs, and the incubation period is 18 days. The bird breeds at least three times a year.