15. 鯨頭鸛 (2010)




品牌 (Brand):Good Smile Company - Dokidoki Animal Series (心跳動物系列)
出品年份 (Release Year):2010
尺寸 (Size):cm
喜愛程度(10為滿分):❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤❤
產地 (Original):日(JP)

非常少見而且冷門的鳥類模型,這隻大笨鳥的塗裝和表情刻劃可說是絕對精品,鯨頭鸛是一種長相奇特的鳥,尤其頭後方長的那撮呆毛讓牠更顯傻氣,Phat Company 出品的心跳動物系列包含馬來貊,鯨頭鸛,水豚,草泥馬四種,其中馬來貊和鯨頭鸛我都有,草泥馬雖然是當下最夯物種,原本也有想入手的意願,後來目測覺得塗裝可能不如預期喜愛,最終沒下手 (草泥馬的頭頸部位不知為何越看越覺得像毛毛蟲)。這系列的模型市面上已經相當少見而且價格不漂亮 (當初入手價比現在網拍價要少一倍)。曾有外國獸友問我何處可買到這隻鯨頭鸛,我只能回答:不知道。心跳動物模型絕版已久,目前在日本網拍上亦難入手,所以真的要看個人運氣。

鯨頭鸛 (資料來自於維基百科)
鯨頭鸛(學名:Balaeniceps rex)是一種與鸛科相親的非常大的鳥,它是鯨頭鸛科和鯨頭鸛屬唯一的一個種。它的名稱來自於它強大的喙。

鯨頭鸛身長可達150厘米,成年鳥羽主要為灰色,幼鳥的羽毛主要為棕色。鯨頭鸛生活在非洲東部熱帶地區從蘇丹共和國到尚比亞的巨大沼澤地區。鯨頭鸛在泥水中捕魚,其食物主要是肺魚類或類似的魚。它們的巢築在地面上,每次產兩枚卵。鯨頭鸛的數量估計在5000至8000隻之間,大多數生活在蘇丹。國際鳥盟將其保護現狀定為易危。危害的主要來源是棲息地遭破壞、干擾和捕獵。鯨頭鸛的分類很有爭議,傳統地它被分為鸛形目,在鳥類DNA分類系統中許多傳統不相關的鳥類全部被收錄入了鸛形目。最近也有些學者使用比較解剖學的方法認為它與鵜鶘比較接近,其他學者則使用生物化學的手段認為它比較接近鷺科。




Shoebill (information from wikipedia)
The Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as Whalehead or Shoe-billed Stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. Although it has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified in the order Ciconiiformes, its true affiliations with other living birds is ambiguous. Some authorities now reclassify it with the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.

The Shoebill is noted for its slow movements and tendency to remain still for long periods, resulting in repeated descriptions of the species as "statue-like". They are quite sensitive to human disturbance and may abandon their nests if flushed by humans. However, while foraging, if dense vegetation stands between it and humans, this wader can be fairly tame. The Shoebill is attracted to poorly oxygenated waters where fish frequently surface to breathe. Exceptionally for a bird this large, the Shoebill often stands and perches on floating vegetation, making them appear somewhat like a giant jacana, although the similarly-sized and occasionally sympatric Goliath heron (Ardea goliath) is also known to stand on aquatic vegetation. Shoebills typically feed in muddy waters and, being solitary birds, forage at a minimum distance of 20 m (66 ft) from one another even where relatively densely populated.

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