#blackthroat

A new variant has been added!

Blackthroat (Calliope obscura) © Sun Jiao

It hatches from black, blue, bright, brown, colored, dense, distinct, good, high, low, other, rusty, shy, small, and white eggs.

[1289/10977] Blackthroat - Calliope obscura

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Muscicapoidea Family: Muscicapidae (old world flycatchers) Subfamily: Saxicolinae (chats)

First draft allegiances!! With some fun facts at the bottom. Kind of ironic I took this long to post these when MeadowClan is the main Clan in the story lol:

MEADOWCLAN: LEADER: Ashstar- pale gray molly DEPUTY: Blackthroat- black tom. MEDICINE CATS: Robinbelly- brown and white tabby molly Squirrelpelt- ginger molly Pebblespeck- ginger speckled tabby molly Whitefall- sleek white tom

 WARRIORS:

Applefeather- ginger tom

Plumfang- cream and white tom

Apprentice: Duckpaw

Fallowpetal- big gray she-cat with twisted front paw

Apprentice: Jaypaw

Oakbranch- black tom

Adderblaze- golden she-cat

Cedarwhisker- dusty brown tom

Pinebird- sleek silver tabby she-cat

Apprentice: Briarpaw

Duststorm- brown tom.

 APPRENTICES:

Duckpaw- orange and white tom 

Jaypaw: skinny black tom 

Briarpaw: dark tabby cat (They/them) 

 QUEENS:

Frostdapple- silver tabby she-cat. Mother to Aspenkit (pale dilute calico she-cat with big ears) and Rainkit (silver tabby she-cat) 

Cottonheart- fluffy, muscular pale cream she-cat.

ELDERS:

Sandwhisker- pale cream molly

Cinderleap- dusty brown tabby tom

FUN FACTS:

Robinbelly is Whitefall’s mother

Medicine Cats aren’t allowed mates, of course, but they ARE allowed to have kits in MeadowClan. The idea is that they’ll be even more closely connected to StarClan and bring more faith. 

Squirrelpelt and Pebblespeck are littermates, but not of medicine cat blood

Blackthroat and Oakbranch are also littermates

Pinebird and Frostdapple are sisters, and are considered “very unique” for their names

Duckpaw and Jaypaw were named after birds almost entirely just to piss off TreeClan

Of the leaders Ashstar is probably the strictest and definitely the most totalitarian 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME HOLY SHIT

Oh my god, we finally got him out of the transport tube and into his enclosure down in the reptile room so here he is, folks. These pictures absolutely do not do this animal justice, in size or in how absolutely flawless he is under that shed. When he’s had time to warm up and settle in, I’ll try to get some better shots of him but I’m just so goddamn excited.

This as-yet-unnamed blackthroat was basically a gift from the Park Director to get me back into herpetoculture and I’m genuinely touched that he offered this animal to me. V. a. ionidesi are one of his favorites, and this big boy means a lot to the facility that he came from. His original destination didn’t have the space or the use for him, so he was offered to me on the terms that he goes back to his home zoo if I ever decide I’m done working with him.

Nothing’s lived in that box since the V. gouldi I used to breed, so there’s some things I need to tweak over the next few days but he’s here and just

AHHHHH.