The Wetar figbird is a medium-sized bird from the oriole family. It lives only on Wetar Island in Indonesia and feeds mainly on tree fruits.
The Wetar figbird differs from related species by its limited range on one island and the light plumage of its belly. It is important for nature because it spreads seeds of fruit trees and helps the forest regenerate.
Pecks fruits directly from twigs or picks up fallen ones.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
pecking
Worker
Elders
Bro
birth time
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
Picking small food items from foliage, ground, or other surfaces.
Heavy rains in summer
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Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
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very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
Egg shell color
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
climbing
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
beak
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
frugivore
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
Always hot
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little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Hot, little precipitation in winter
woodland
Beak color
Wanderers
How similar?
Wings size
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
fruits
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
Plumage color
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
branch
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
Always hot and wet
gleaning
This is me
Gamers
65 to 130 grams, 25 – 60 centimeters
Pets
How are they built?
Indomalayan realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
Indomalayan realm
Repeatedly strikes or probes substrate with beak to obtain food.
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Stars
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fruits of the fig tree and other fig trees
My age?
wk
My size?
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
terrestrial
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
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Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
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fruit
Forages on tree limbs or woody stems within vegetation.
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Litter size
Pecks fruits directly from twigs or picks up fallen ones.
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
figs
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
embryo
Carrot
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
Length
kg
arboreal
Down color
Observations
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