Grey Hypocolius

Silk Strangler ( Hypocolius ampelinus )

The silk Strangler ( Hypocolius ampelinus ), also called nightshade eaters, is the only species in the family of silk Strangler ( Hypocoliidae ). The systematic position of the silk strangler is unclear. He was and is still often associated with the waxwings ( Bombycillidae ). Some taxonomists place the kind near the Bulbul ( Pycnonotidae ).

The large, cup-shaped nest, which is usually hidden in bushes or created in the foliage of palm trees, build both adult animals. The nest consists of four to five eggs. Young birds have a yellowish- brown plumage. At the tail feathers, the black color is missing.

The silk strangler is sedentary or short-distance migrant. There is His inventory figures no exact figures, but it is not counted as an endangered bird species. In its main distribution areas in Mesopotamia he is one of the common birds.