Bat Hawk
I-Bat Hawk

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Bat Hawk.

Igama

Bat Hawk [Macheiramphus alcinus]

Kubonakala

Ezindala zimnyama ngokubanzi, ngaphandle kwebala elimhlophe ngaphantsi kwesisu. Isiko sesifuba nomhombo omhlophe. Amehlo anobumba obumhlophe, i-black cere, imilenze kunye neenyawo ezinqabileyo. ezincinci zimdaka kwaye zininzi kunezi ndala, zinombala obalaseleyo kwiisiseko zeentsiba kumsila, kunye namhlophe.

Ukutya

Ukujonga i-bat hawk endle. I-Bat Hawk ihlala ekudleni okuqulunqwe ikakhulukazi ziibhokhwe, inkonjane, uhlabankomo kunye neentsana zazo, zincediswa ngezinye iintaka ezincinci kunye nezinye iinambuzane. Zonke izixhoba zithathwa kwiphiko ngesivinini esiphezulu. Awuyi kuhlaselwa emxhatshazweni, kodwa iya kuqhubela phambili ukutshitshisa i-quarry kwizakhiwo.

Ukuzala

Xa ixesha lokuzalisa liqala, kukho ininzi yenkulu kwindawo ezozala khona, nge-hlobo loku bhabha ezinjenge-lapwing, ngezinye izihlandlo ezinokuthintela ezinyawo. Iinqwelo zokuhamba ngeemoto ziyamangalisa, zenziwa ngejubane eliphezulu, kwaye xa zifika emthini iintaka ziza ziphantsi, zikhawuleza, zize zitshintshe kwi-perch.
Isiqithi sisoloko sakhiwa kumthi ofanayo ukuze iintaka ziphumle ngosuku. Zibini zesini zakha, kodwa ibhinqa yenza okungaphezu kwendoda. Amagqabha aphulwe ngamasebe afileyo, kwaye amaninzi aphantsi. Ngokuqhelekileyo iphakame emthini, eyakhiwe kwisigxina esikhulu, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha phakathi komthi. Isakhiwo esifanelekileyo malunga neenyawo ezintathu ukuya ngaphaya kweenyawo ezinzulu, kunye nekomityi encinci, ngezinye izihlandlo ezingabonakaliyo, ngokungafani nezinye iintaka ezimnyama. Zombini eMpuma naseAfrika ngamanye amaxesha zihlala kwiidolophu ezixakekileyo.
Yeyebhinqa ethi incamathele, kwaye ihlala kufuphi kakhulu emini, ithatha kuphela ukuhamba kwexesha. Ngomsoka ushiya isidleke ize iphephe, kodwa azihlali zizingela. Ngokuqhelekileyo indoda itya ngesidleke okanye kufuphi naso. Ixesha lokuxubusha liqikelelwa malunga neenyanga.
I-young fledge malunga neentsuku eziyi-35-40, kwaye zondliwa ngabazali bobabini. Isondliwe kuphela ngexesha elishumi elinesibini ukuya kumashumi amabini-20 ngaphambi kokuba kube mnyama. Ngeli xesha ixesha lokunyusa likhawuleza, kanye emva kwemizuzu emithathu okanye emine, kunye nabazali bahlala befaka ukutya encibini ye-sidleke kwaye zibaleke, zibuyele ngokukhawuleza nangaphezulu. Ixhoba eliziswe kubaselula lihlala liquka inambuzane.
Ngethuba lokuqala kwexesha lokubeleka ibhinqa ihlala kwidleke kunye nabaselula, kodwa ngeveki yokugqibela okanye iintsuku ezilishumi kwithuba abazali bahlala kuzo kumasebe omthi okanye kwimithi esondeleyo. Abancinci kuphela bahlala kwiindawo zokuhlala kwidleke ixesha elifutshane emva kokuba babalekele. Iintaka zintlanzi zihlawulela rhoqo, zikhulisisa enye intsha ngomibini kwiminyaka emininzi.