African Black Oystercatcher

© Roger de la Harpe
African Black Oystercatcher.

Igama

African Black Oystercatcher

Igama lesiLatini

Haematopus moquini

Ubude

51 cm

Usapho

Haematopodidae

Indawo

Umhlali olinganiselwe kummandla wolwandle, isiqithi sogu, unxweme kunye neendawo zokuhlala.

Isikhalo Se Ntaka

I-alarm yomnxeba yinkqutyana yokubetha 'imisindo yepip pip pip' kwaye enye ikholi yinto ecacileyo ephindaphindiweyo 'klee-weep'.

Ukuzala

Ixesha lokuzalisa liphuma ngo-Oktobha ukuya kuMatshi. Iqanda elilodwa ukuya kwezine libekwe emgodini omncinci onamabhakethi okanye ezinye iinqabileyo eziqhekekileyo. Amaqanda anemibala yamatye, iibhentshi ziyahlukahluka emfusa obomvu ukuya kumnyama. Ukunyuswa kweziyi-28 ukuya kwiintsuku eziyi-30. Iikhonkco azikwazi ukubhabha iintsuku eziyi-45 ubudala.

Inkcazo engaphantsi

AmaJaji ayingqungquthela emnyama ebomvu kunye nemigca emhlophe kunye nemilenze eluhlaza-olunxwemeni.

Inkcazo yabantu abadala

I-Oystercatcher imnyama kakhulu ngemilenze ebomvu kunye ne-bill-tipped ebomvu. I-bill like, eyinto encinane kune-intloko, i-mandibles ayihlanganisani kwintonga kwaye idibene, amacandelwana acinezelekileyo ukuze enze amaqabunga amancinci kwinqonga; Imilenze emfutshane, kunye nezontwane ezintathu kuphela. Amehlo abomvu azungezwe i-orange.

Isimo

Umhlali oqhelekileyo kodwa ukhangeleka esichengeni

U Sasazo

I-African Black Oystercatcher isasazwa ngokubanzi ngaselunxwemeni lwase-Afrika, kodwa ngokukhawuleza kwiindawo. Ukubonwa kwiindawo ezisematyeni kunye namabhankeni kunye namatye kunye neendawo zokuhlala.

Amanqaku okuMmandla

I-African Black Oystercatcher ithathwa njengezilwanyana ezinobungozi, nangona kunjalo ngokuqhelekileyo kummandla wonxweme waseMzantsi Afrika kunye neNamibia. Esinye sezizathu eziphambili zezi zinto kukuba izidleki zabaqhubi bee-ostercatchers ziphazamiseka ngumsebenzi wabantu.