Cape Wagtail

© Roger de la Harpe
Cape Wagtail.

Igama

Cape Wagtail [Motacilla capensis]

Usapho

Motacillidae

Ubude

18 cm

Indawo

Ngokuqhelekileyo kufuphi namanzi okanye aselunxwemeni kodwa uye waguquka kwiipaki kunye negadi.

Ubizo lwentaka

Inombolo ecacileyo, yokubetha 'tseee-chee-chee' kunye neengoma zemilomo, i-trilling.

Ukuzala

Amaqanda 2 - 4, ngokuqhelekileyo mathathu, ukuya ku-5 no-7 afihlwe kwi dleke; Unobumba obumnyama obuncinane okanye obuncinci obunqabileyo obunemibala ebomvu. Ukutshatyalaliswa ngamabini wesini 13 ukuya kweentsuku eziyi-14.

Inkcazo engaphantsi

Zincinci kwaye zinentloko ebomdaka njengemva, ihamba ngaphantsi kwaye iphiko le-api libopha emhlophe.

Inkcazo yezindala

Le ntaka eqhelekileyo ayinakunakwenzeka ukuba i-ngwevu-brown, nomgca omnyama enhlathini kunye nomsila omhlophe. Akukho mhlophe kubaselula.

Isimo

Ohlala ngokuqhelekileyo.

Usasazo

Ukusuka eKenya nasempuma yeCongo ngasezantsi ukuya eKapa.