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In China, bird raising was originally an exclusive activity for some cultural people, who cultivated their sentiments and sought spiritual sustenance through bird raising, but gradually, bird raising evolved into a hobby for the general public.
In the city, as long as you walk into the park, you can see many people holding bird cages, and the sound of the birds in the bird cages is crisp and pleasant, just like being in a forest of birds and flowers.
However, since the release of the new version of the "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection", bird raising has also been restricted to a certain extent.
In the new edition of the list, four species of birds are included, called the 'Four Famous Birds': the indigo, the lark, the thrush and the embroidery-eyed.
These four famous birds have become the focus of controversy for a while, and many people do not know whether it is legal to raise these four famous birds.
So, what is so special about these four types of birds?
How much do you know about the four famous birds?
In the mainland, birds are not rare, and many birds are also widely distributed in the mainland, so in the mainland's bird laws, there are only national first-class and second-class protected birds.
Nationally protected birds are prohibited from being caught and sold on the mainland, and these birds are extremely rare populations on the mainland.
The national second-class protected birds belong to the general protection population, and they only need to go through the necessary procedures when they are caught, and they can be kept at home, but the birds generally caught are generally only older birds.
It can be seen that the four famous birds have been listed as national second-class protected birds, and the procedures required to raise the four famous birds have undoubtedly become the focus of controversy.
Each of these four species of birds has its own merits and is loved by people, which is why the debate is so intense.
Among the four species of birds, the thrush is the most popular, and because the thrush was selected as the city bird in Guangzhou, the thrush once became the most popular bird in the hearts of Guangzhou citizens.
The size of the thrush is not large, only about ten centimeters long, and the weight is relatively light, the adult thrush is generally only about 15 grams.
The feathers of the thrush are distinctive, generally brown from the beak to the head, while the chest and belly are light yellow or light brown.
The thrush has a long beak, about 1.5 cm long, with a light brown beak and a white tip.
The tail feathers of the thrush are not distinctive, but its wings are very beautiful, with dark brown wings covered with black spots.
The thrush is loved for its crisp and melodious call like a human voice and its rich expression.
In ancient times, in order to facilitate the identification of birds, there were three kinds of thrushes, one of which was the stone cave bird, whose call was hoarse and hated people's eyes.
The other is the mountain bird, which has a shy personality and does not like to interact with people or frolic.
The last one is the city bird, which has a cheerful personality and a rich call, so the city bird has also become the most popular bird for people to raise.
The living habits and chirping habits of thrushes are very important, and although the city bird is the most popular, it is the most difficult to find and catch.
In recent years, the number of thrushes has gradually become very scarce due to the fact that the market demand has become very large and the number of people who catch thrushes has increased incomparably.
In order to stop people from catching the thrush, the local government decided to put the thrush on the list of protected birds, and today the thrush is almost extinct, and the thrush sold in the market is often bred by humans.
With its unique appearance and beautiful song, the thrush has always been loved by people, and ancient poets have also written many poems about the thrush.
Humanistic feelings in the sound of birdsong.
Du Qiuniang of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem for the thrush bird: "The thrush is deep and shallow into the red tree, and the double crane dances in the jade sand."
The plane tree is still hanging on the ground, and the dream of the incense pavilion is thin. ”
The thrush depicted in the poem is so vivid that it seems to be seen chirping happily under the plane tree.
During the Song Dynasty, Wang Yao once wrote a poem for the thrush: "The thrush is crisp and cloudy, and the tide of Taihu Lake rises and the moon rises at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty."
Xiangyu closed the door and no one arrived, and the shirt was light and cold. ”
In the poem, it is written that the thrush chirping is both crisp and like the voice of the clouds, as if it can be compared to beautiful music, which is refreshing.
In the ancient poems of the mainland, there are many descriptions of the thrush, which has not only become a part of the unique culture of the mainland, but also the object of people's emotions.
The chirping of the thrush symbolized the arrival of love in the hearts of the ancients, and they seemed to tell the thoughts of their lovers, which filled people's hearts with warmth.
The thrush was often found among the scholarly class, who regarded it as a pet and were highly loved.
The thrush was also used as a symbol of good luck in ancient times and was called the "peacock".
Another bird called "indigo" in "Erya" is actually the red dotted chin, which has a very strong ability to imitate, imitating not only the same kind of sound, but also the sound of other birds, animals and humans.
When the red chin is caught, it often imitates the voice of the master's companion to please the master, so the old Beijingers love to raise the red chin very much, and the indigo chin that the old Beijingers say is also the red dotted chin.
In addition, the embroidery-eyed bird is also one of the four famous birds, and the embroidery-eyed bird was originally named to distinguish different species of embroidery-eyed birds, and it is not a species.
There are three types of embroidered birds: panda embroidered eyes, yellow-headed embroidered eyes and white-collar embroidered eyes.
Panda embroidered eyes are the most popular embroidered eye birds in China, because the chirping of panda embroidered eyes is very pleasant, and the character is relatively docile, easy to raise, so now it has become the most popular bird, the number of panda embroidered eyes is also extremely rare, so some people began to breed artificially.
At present, most of the embroidered birds sold on the market are panda embroidered eyes.
Living in the southeast coast, the yellow-headed embroidered eye is very shy and does not like to contact people, so it is difficult to raise, and the yellow-headed embroidered eye has also become the second most popular embroidered eye bird in the mainland.
White-collar embroidered eyes live in the northeast of the mainland, and their living habits are relatively special, mainly feeding on insects, larvae and young leaves, so white-collar embroidered eyes are not suitable for raising in the city.
In addition, the size of the embroidered eye bird is relatively small, and the adult embroidered eye bird is generally only about 10 grams, while the panda embroidered eye is bright in color and more beautiful, so it is loved.
Ecological crisis in the sound of birdsong.
The lark was also known as the "Hundred Tongues" in ancient times, and it was recorded in "Erya": The One with a Hundred Tongues, the Harvest of the Heavens.
The name Hundred Tongue is actually just an allusion to people's memory of its sound, and the lark has a very beautiful call, is a social bird, and likes to live in groups.
Larks are petite in size, with adults weighing only 12 grams, while their body length is generally between 16-19 cm.
The lark is smaller, with a dark brown body with black longitudinal stripes and a lighter to pale yellow chest and belly.
The lark has shorter wings, a longer tail with white stripes on the inside of the tail, longer limbs, and longer and powerful toes, making it suitable for walking on sandy ground.
Larks live in arid grasslands, mainly distributed in the northwest of the continent and Central Asia, and a large number of larks once inhabited the grasslands of the motherland.
However, due to the trapping behavior of people and the gradual deterioration of the grassland environment, the living environment of larks is very severe, and the number of larks has also decreased dramatically.
Since larks like to live in groups, when spring comes, a large number of larks gather together to form a large flock and breed.
However, the reason for the decrease in the number of larks is mainly due to the behavior of people catching them, in ancient times, in order to attract larks, people would place a bamboo cage in the field, and when the lark flew by, it would be put into the bamboo cage.
Due to their small size, larks are easy to catch.
The call of the lark is very pleasant, which is one of the reasons for the attraction of people, and the fragrant rice is even more mouth-watering.
In order to attract more birds, people will put them in the fields, and when the harvest is in the fall, the birds in the bamboo cages can be made into lark jerky.
In ancient times, larks were not only used as a delicacy, but their feathers were also used to make ear sockets to make people feel warm during the cold winter months.
As the act of catching birds became more serious, the number of larks decreased dramatically, and the state banned the capture and trade of larks in order to protect them.
However, captive breeding has begun, and today there are basically no wild larks on the market, and most of the wild larks caught in the market are caught during the winter migration from Siberia.
Now artificially bred larks are also listed as national second-class protected birds, and they cannot be raised at home without applying for relevant procedures.
epilogue
The four famous birds are loved by everyone for their beautiful appearance and beautiful songs, and they have also witnessed history and culture in ancient times and carried people's emotions.
But now in the face of dwindling bird populations, the protection of birds has risen to the height of policy, we should learn to love birds and protect birds, instead of catching them at will and carrying out illegal trade, birds are our human friends, and we need to live in harmony with them.