KNOWING GRAY CENDET, THE ULTIMATE LOVED PREDATOR

Maybe a lot of friends, especially chirping bird hobbyists are already familiar with this one bird species.

 its name is the Cendet bird, or sometimes it is also more often called the Bentet bird, and Pentet. and in English the bird has the name "Long Tailed Shrike".

This bird has the scientific name Lanius schach, and comes from the family Laniidae.

as I mentioned above, in the Lainiidae family consists of 33 species spread throughout the world.

the size of its own body, this bird is large in size, approximately up to 25 cm. And physical characteristics on the head have gray or black fur color (depending on the subspecies), black pattern so that it resembles a mask, On the fur from the chin, chest or middle abdomen is white, body reddish brown, nape is gray, or has a long tail. black.

For habitat, this bird can usually be found in open areas such as meadows, plantations, moor, even at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level.

This bird is diurnal (active during the day) or in the wild this bird belongs to the Insectivora Predator. The main food is lizards or insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, and rarely even prey on other birds smaller than their bodies such as Manggar Birds, Emprit, or Prenjak.

If this bird is kept, especially if it is captive, it can be fed with Voer. even so, the main food must be balanced as an Extra Food for example crickets, ulhong, or Kroto to meet their nutritional needs or stamina. Let's keep Gacor.

 the fact that this bird is a great scout predator.

usually looking for prey perched on the tip of a tall tree branch to stalk.

Then the prey is off guard, the bird will grab it or bring its prey to where it is perched.

 after that it stabs its prey in a sharp-tipped twig and large thorns skin it or eat it little by little. In addition to hunting birds, sometimes they like to steal food from other birds.

Further facts, this bird imitates many voices from other animals, or sounds melodious.

 if this bird is a lot of demand to be used as a pet because of the melodious sound.

reproduction of this bird usually develops around May to August. or, Lay 2 - 3 Eggs. usually the eggs will hatch after 13 to 16 days.

The distribution of this bird's life can be found from Iran, India and China, countries in Southeast Asia including Indonesia.

in Indonesia alone, this bird can be found from Sumatra to Papua.

This bird population is still safe, or Indonesia is not yet a protected animal species.

In the open nature, this bird is rarely found in fact.

now there are several hobbies or breeders who have succeeded in breeding this bird.

 How to differentiate Cendet localities in Madura, East Java, Central Java, or West Java?

The difference is cendet madura, cendet madura, black on the head to the shoulders and the base of the wings, sometimes called cendet longish.

Cendet Madura Have a good mentality or more intelligent.

While the East Java cendet has a black color to the back of its head and its body is more robust. Central Java cendet has a slightly smaller or only half black color on the back of the head.

 Cendet West Java In posture has a smaller body size and compared Cendet East Java, Madura or Central Java.

Then, often dubbed as zoro. because it has a black color that covers his face.

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