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Οι κίτρινες κολλητικές ταινίες που κρέμονται στα δέντρα και που όλοι έχουμε δει δεν συλλαμβάνουν μόνο βλαβερά έντομα αλλά και αμέτρητα άλλα είδη όπως μικρά φίδια, σαύρες, πουλιά και άλλα σπάνια ενδημικά είδη. Οι ταινίες αυτές που επιτρέπεται η εισαγωγή και χρήση τους και πωλούνται παντού, αποτελούν έναν πολύ μεγάλο εχθρό για πολλά είδη της βιοποικιλότητας του τόπου μας. Καλώ τους αρμοδίους να ερευνήσουν αυτό το σοβαρό θέμα και να απαγορεύσουν αμέσως αυτές τις «φονικές» ταινίες, αφού το κακό που κάνουν είναι πολύ περισσότερο από το καλό.
Photos and text by George Konstantinou
See also
European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) (Linnaeus, 1766) Mαυρολαiμης - Παπαδκιά - Φίστρακκας - Cyprus
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The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.
The range of the common myna is increasing at such a rapid rate that in 2000 the IUCN Species Survival Commission declared it one of the world's most invasive species and one of only three birds listed among "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species" that pose a threat to biodiversity, agriculture and human interests. In particular, the species poses a serious threat to the ecosystems of Australia, where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in 2008
Invasive species
The IUCN declared the common myna as one of only three birds among the world's 100 worst invasive species (the other two being the red-vented bulbul and the common starling). The French introduced it in the 18th century from Pondicherry to Mauritius with the aim of controlling insects, even levying a fine on anyone persecuting the bird. It has since been introduced widely elsewhere, including adjacent areas in Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Middle East, South Africa, the United States, Argentina, Germany, Spain and Portugal, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and various oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including prominent populations in Fiji and Hawaii.
The common myna is regarded as a pest in South Africa, North America, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and many Pacific islands. It is particularly problematic in Australia. Several methods have been tried to control the bird's numbers and protect native species. .From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Νέο ξένο εισβλητικό είδος στην Κύπρο
Η ινδική Μάινα, ένα πουλί ιθαγενές στη νότια Ασία, έχει κάνει από τον Ιανουάριο του 2022 την εμφάνισή του στην Κύπρο. Πρόκειται για ένα από τα 100 κορυφαία ξένα εισβλητικά είδη παγκοσμίως και το οποίο αποτελεί σοβαρή απειλή για την τοπική ορνιθοπανίδα και τα οικοσυστήματα, καθώς ανταγωνίζεται τα ιθαγενή είδη.
Ο αντίκτυπος των ξένων εισβλητικών ειδών παγκοσμίως δεν πρέπει να υποτιμάται. Τέτοιοι εισβολείς αποτελούν τη δεύτερη μεγαλύτερη αιτία απώλειας ειδών μετά από την απώλεια βιοτόπων.
Photos Limassol 17/2/2022 by George Konstantinou
The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and related species, are often called chats.
Habitat
It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in mixed coniferous forest with undergrowth in northern Asia and northeastern Europe, from Finland east across Siberia to Kamchatka and south to Japan. It winters mainly in southeastern Asia, in the Indian Subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. The breeding range is slowly expanding westwards through Finland (where up to 500 pairs now breed), and it is a rare but increasing vagrant to western Europe, mainly to Great Britain. There have also been a few records in westernmost North America, mostly in western Alaska, but one on San Clemente Island off the southern California coast. And one overwintering on the Central California coast in Santa Cruz, California 2023
Description
At 13–14 cm long and 10–18 g weight, the red-flanked bluetail is similar in size and weight to the common redstart and slightly smaller (particularly with a slimmer build) than the European robin. As the name implies, both sexes have a blue tail and rump, and orange-red flanks; they also have a white throat and greyish-white underparts, and a small, thin black bill and slender black legs. The adult male additionally has dark blue upperparts, while females and immature males are plain brown above apart from the blue rump and tail, and have a dusky breast. In behaviour, it is similar to a common redstart, frequently flicking its tail in the same manner, and regularly flying from a perch to catch insects in the air or on the ground. The male sings its melancholy trill from treetops. Its call is a typical chat "tacc" noise. The nest is built on or near the ground, with 3–5 eggs which are incubated by the female.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos Achna dam 15 - 20/11/2021 by George Konstantinou
3rd Cyprus record.
