the width-pharynxes i. e. S. (Subfamily Eurylaiminae, forms the family Breitrachen together with the Smaragdracken. they differ its foot-sinews and the number of its neck-fuss (15 instead of the usual one(s) 14) from the remaining sparrow-birds in the education. One therefore structures it in an independent subordination (Zehenkoppler) from.
Spread The family of the width-pharynxes lives in with 8 types and 14 types Africa and the indo-malayischen area.
Shape Finished manner deep the 14-28 cm has a quite penetrated shape, short round wings and, with exception of the Papagei-Breitrachens, a short, rounded off tail. The plumage usually is sincerely colorful, the sexes of many types are differently colored. The short one is for the actual width-pharynxes and spreads, deep-split beak typically, Smaragdracken (type Calyptomena) have a smaller and narrower beak, that carries a brush at the reason from feathers.
Way of life Width-pharynxes live in moist forests and live from insects and smaller invertebrates. Exceptions do the Smaragdracken as Früchtefresser and the ladle-beak, that a specialist is for cancers and fish.
The width-pharynxes are on well tried at its forest-rich home in its flight-qualities. they only rarely overcome wide routes, can maneuver fast and nimbly in the branches, however, with its short swinging. Many types express peculiarly creaky lutes.
Reproduction Remarkably, the type of the nest-building site is with all width-pharynxes. Before the actual Nistkammer is linked namely, the birds even often weave a long rope from grass, roots and plant-fibers, that hang down from a branch or a creeper, over a river or seas. At this rope, a bag-similar structure with lateral entrance, that contains the Nistkammer, then is built out of the same material. An extended entrance-tube sometimes gives particular protection.
Over the other Nistgewohnheiten is only little known. With the parrot-width-pharynx, both sexes take part in the nest-construction, with other types, probably also several birds work together. So no statements about it are done whether they are usually also incubated 3-5 eggs together. In every case, however, both parents take part in the Aufzucht of the boys.
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