Caspian Tern
Inyoni yamanzi

© Nigel J Dennis
Caspian Tern.

Igama

Inyoni yamanzi (Caspian Tern)

Igama lesiLatini

Hydroprogne caspia

Umndenazo

Rynchopidae

Ubude

52 cm

Indawo yokuhlala

Zivamise ukuhla ngambili nofana ngesiqhema lapho kunamanzana amancani weligu kanye nemanzini atjhingako wemaphakathini.

Isililo senyoni

Inetjhadala eliphezulu kanye nelibanzi elithi: 'krake-kraaah' nofana 'kraark'.

Ukubekela nokufukama

Isikhathi sokubekela senyoni le singenyanga kaNobayeni kanye noTjhirhweni, isidleke sayo isirhubha phasi ehlabathini, isakha ngomuda wezinto ezingasebenziko bese ifukamela amaqanda amabili amarhwarhwa wombala ohlaza kotjani atshwayeke ngamacatjhaza ambalwa wombala ophephula.

Ihlathululo ngamadzinyana

Amadzinyana ayahluka kunalezo iinyoni ezingasi sebujameni bokubekela ngombala onamacatjhaza azotho ngemhlanawo.

Ihlathululo ngezidala

Iyinyoni ekulu esifundeni sethu. Inomlomo obomvu omkhulu kuthi ubukhulu bayo nasele bupheleleko buyenza ibonakale iyincazana ngaphandle kwephoso.

Ubujamo

Imhlali ojayelekileko.

Ukwabeka kwazo

Zibahlali magega neligu begodu zibekela bezifukamele emadakeni wesihlengeni ngesikhathi sehlobo, e-Reniers Kraal, Bredasdorp kanye ne-Strandfontein.