21. august 2017

Akaatsiakäblik, Campylorhynchus capistratus

Akaatsiakäblik, Campylorhynchus capistratus, Rufous-backed Wren, Cactus, käblik, rufinucha, naped
Akaatsiakäblikud elutsevad väikeste gruppidena ning minu hinnangul on nendes ka midagi eht eestlaslikku - nimelt kaitsevad nad oma territooriumi lauldes. Lauldakse kõva häälega, mõnikord paaris, mõnikord suuremate gruppidena ja väidetavalt selline heidutus isegi toimib. Foto tehtud Carara rahvuspargis, Costa Ricas.
Rufous-backed Wrens live in small family groups and in my opinion there is something very estonian in them as they defend their home by singing (Estonians are known to have regained their independence from Soviet Union by singing - it's a nice myth, but still...). Territories are defended by producing loud song, often as a duet or a chorus and this kind of deterrence allegedly even works. Carara National Park, Costa Rica.

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