Damara Tern
Inyoni yamanzi
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.
