Niltava grandis
Passeriformes - Muscicapidae - Thrushes, warblers & flycatchers
© Andrew Owen
Distribution: East Himalayas to Malaysia, Vietnam and Sumatra.
Habitat: Dense moist broad-leaved montane forest. 600m – 2710m.
Diet: Insects and other invertebrates and berries.
Breeding: Nest of moss and fine plant fibres built among boulders, tree hollows or holes in dead tree stumps.
Clutch size: 2-5 creamy-white eggs.
Incubation: 15 days (incubation by hen only).
Rearing: Chicks hatch naked and eyes closed. Both parents feed the chicks on a diet of invertebrates and their larvae.
Fledge age: 14 days.
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Protocol established 2005
Used on 7 individuals
Success rate 100.00%
Rating
Protocol used for at least 5 individuals with over 75% success | * |
Used by 2 or more institutions | |
Points on minimizing imprinting | |
Birds went on to produce fertile eggs | |
Birds went on to successfully parent rear |
Warning points
Vitamins A&E (in ACE High) are important as this species is predisposed to eye problems linked to the lack of these vitamins.
Keeper contact is kept to a minimum at all times to avoid imprinting.
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