Snowy-headed Robin Chat
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Physical Description
Snowy-headed robin chats have a dark head and wings and a reddish-orange body and tail. These small perching birds also sport a single stroke of white from their forehead to the nape of their neck. They mainly forage on the ground and at low levels of vegetation, where they hunt for invertebrates and small fruit.
Interesting Fact 1
Males sing in order to attract females. Their song is a fast, almost unbroken string of mimicry of other birds, with variations and powerful interspersed whistles.
Interesting Fact 2
Both males and females become sexually mature after six months, and bonded pairs work together to build a nest in dense foliage or in hollow tree branches.
Interesting Fact 3
Young birds learn to fly after only a couple weeks.
Species Survival Plan®
We cooperate with other members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to manage the zoo population of this species through a Species Survival Plan®.
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