Common Fasizakazaka

The word Fasizakazaka is the borrowed from Malagasy: "fasika mihazakazaka", which means "running of sand".

The Common Fasizakazaka is a big mesite that has adapted to the severe conditions of salted land and deserts. The white eyelid and line, as well as the yellowish feathers, brown feathers, wings, and tail, are better for camouflage. Unlike their unrelated roadrunners, the Fasizakazaka had lengthy legs that allowed them to sprint quicker than cats because of their camel-like webbed feet. The mesite imitates the resurrection plant or rock by using its tail like a peacock. Princess Giselle reported that this animal was roughly the size of a small poodle, standing 1.1 meters tall, measuring 50 cm in length, weighing 56 kg, and having an estimated wingspan of 120 cm.

Despite being a poor flyer, this mesite often flew only short distances in order to elude predators. The Common Fasizakazaka is a superb runner and walker and spends much of its time on the surface. This bird cannot swim and avoids open water. The Common Fasizakazaka's feathers produce a camouflage that makes it extremely hard to spot when it is still. A large amount of sand can be fired by the Common Fasizakazaka, creating a Rockblight effect that is extremely difficult to eradicate until another attack occurs. The only mesite group with magical abilities is the Fasizakazaka.

The Common Fasizakazaka was an omnivore that consumed seeds, fallen fruit, worms, insects (such as termites, ants, and beetles), and small snails. This mesite forages slowly and deliberately on the ground, frequently using its bill to flip leaves. In sandy soils and forests, this bird helps with nutrient cycling and insect population control.

Reproduction

• Breeding system: Monogamous pairs.

• Nest: Simple ground nest hidden among leaf litter.

• Clutch size: Usually 1–2 eggs.

• Parental care: Both parents incubate eggs and care for chicks.

• Chicks: Precocial—able to walk shortly after hatching but remain hidden and guarded.

In general, big mesites are calm and deliberate, but during the breeding season, they may become territorial. The Fasizakazaka always hides in places where neither predators nor prey can see it. Typically, the Fasizakazaka were timid and wary. In remote or protected settings, certain mesite individuals are able to coexist with humans.

Threats

• Habitat loss due to agriculture and development.

• Predation.

• Hunting and poaching.

• Collision with power lines.

Conservation Status

• IUCN Red List: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation Efforts

• Protected areas and reserves.

• Power-line marking programs.

• Legal protection in many countries.

• Anti-poaching enforcement.

• Rescue and rehabilitation centers.

• Awareness campaigns against illegal pet trade.

The Common Fasizakazaka was native in Sawintir at the xeric shrubland, arid desert, tropical savanna and semi desert biome. Despite being a desert dwelling animal, it adapted to oceanic climate to cloud forest.

• Movement Pattern: Not Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Aerial

• Habitat: Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Wetland.

• Reinachos: 

  • Extant & Introduced: Aghallarba, Chinilia, Kakvia, Koppia, Maghrebia, Mosikeyia, Nuaria, Nueva Tocharia, Nakhelia, Qirodennu, Tirania, Tseghahuyania, Warepitia, Xhorashqipia, Yimakinzia

• Sawintir: 

  • Extant: Galdiz; Khaldoun; Napurna; Nueva Vista Confederacy; Oz; Kingdom of Nueva Rosas; Tangu; Wei-Ling; Zumaria

The Fasizakazaka was fed with seeds as a poultry or for the children's ride.

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