Rocky Fasizakazaka

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

The Rocky Fasizakazaka are a larger-than-their-ancestor group of desert-dwelling mesite. This species is a medium-sized terrestrial bird that is frequently compared to a rail. The Rocky Fasizakazaka has brown eyes with one brown streak extending to the beak, orange blush marks, and is only distinguished by a somewhat contrasting fleshy eye-ring surrounding a relatively large eye. The bill is short and straight with a black tip. The bird's upper parts are rufous brown, while its underside is tawny without any barring or marking. They have longer, scaly legs than mesites.

Despite being a poor flyer, this mesite often flew only short distances in order to elude predators. The Rocky 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 Rocky 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 Rocky 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 Rocky Fasizakazaka, a species that lives in both wet forests and deserts, forages by strolling on the forest floor and kicking over leaf litter in search of insects and mice. The name comes from the bird's rufous brown plumage, which offers adequate camouflage on the shadowy woodland floor or on hidden rocks.

The ideal habitat ranges from sandy dunes to 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) above sea level in undisturbed deciduous forest. In a nest, consisting of a loose platform composed of twigs and coated with plant fiber and leaves or with dead shrubs, one to three to ten eggs can be placed. The eggs have brown patterns on one end and are dull white overall. The Rocky 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. The mesites live in communal groups called "chores" and make a loud "nak! nak!" alarm call when disturbed.

The only mesite species found outside of Madagascar was the Rocky Fasizakazaka, which was native to Africa, Mauritius, the Comoros, the Seychelles, Gibraltar, and Madagascar. Despite the moniker, this species survived throughout all biomes, was elusive, and was not in danger of extinction. From Enchancia to Rabugia, this animal dwelt in the desert and was carried to Sawintir.

• Movement Pattern: Not Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Aerial

• Habitat: Taiga; Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Volcano; Lava Trench; Basalt Delta; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.

• 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

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

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