Damara Tern
Inyoni yamanzi

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Igama

Inyoni yamanzi (Damara Tern)

Igama lesi-Latin

Sterna balaenarum

Umndenazo

Rynchopidae

Ubude

23 cm

Ikhaya/ indawo yokuhlala

Isibalo sesiqhema nofana umhlambi omncani utholakala eligwini elibizwa i-Atlantic coast, zidla emaqadi kwamanzi kanye nalapho amanzi agcina khona.

Isililo senyoni

Inephimbo eliphezulu elizwakala kwanga lithi-'tsit-tit' evamise ukulibuyelela amahlandla ambalwa, kanye nelithi 'tit-tit'.

Ukubekela nokufukama

Zibekelela eligwini le-Namibia kanye neduze ne-Table Bay, muvanje zitholakele nangale kwamadwala, aphezulu e-Cunene. Zakha iindleke zazo esiqongolweni sequbi lehlabathi kanye emabaleni angaba libanga eliyikhilomitha yinye ukuya kamahlanu ukusuka elwandle. Kanti-ke amaqandazo kuvamise ukuba linye ukuya kamathathu, begodu akheke pheze njengeweenyoni zemanzini.

Ihlathululo ngamadzinya

Amadzinyana anamacatjhazana wombala ozotho emaphikwenawo.

Ihlathululo ngezidala

Iba yincani kanye nombala onzima tshu weensiba ngesikhathi sokubekelisana; kesinye isikhathi iyahluka ukusuka enyonini ebizwa nge-Little Tern ngobude, umlomo uqale phasi begodu unombala omlotha okutshera ngemhlani, isakahiwo somzimbazo sifitjhani besiqinile; nawuyibonela kude ibonakala kwanga imhlophe. Ezingabekeliko zinepandla emhlophe kanye nesidlhogoriyana.

Ubujamo/ isikhundla

Imuhlali ongakajayeleki.

Ukwabeka nokusabalala kwazo

Ziphelela eligwini leSewula Tjhingalanga ye-Afrika kanye neKapa. Ziyafuduka eendawenezi qobe ngenyanga kaVelabahlinze.