Curlew
Ligama
Curlew
Latin name
Numenius arquata
Umndeni
Scolopacidae
Indzawo
Atfolwa ngaselusentseni, lapho kuhlanganela khona emanti emfula nasekuphakameni kwemagagasi kanye nasekhatsi kwemanti.
Kusuka kuyinye indzawo uyekulenye
Ehlobo tisuka ePalaearctic tiye elugwini bese tiya kuma vlies lamakhulu, bese ngesikhatsi sebusika atibonwabonwa.
Kukhala kwenyoni
Lokukhala kuchubeka kuvakale ‘cur-lee’ kuphindzeke, ngekukhahlameta ‘ crooee-crooee’.
Kwakhiwa
Lamacandza analokumhlophe lophansi kanye nemacabhacabha lasakatekile lamnyama.
Inchazelo yalengakakhuli kahle
Tinyoni letincane tinemabala lasindzako ngetulu.
Inchazelo yalesetikhulile
Letindvuna tincanyana kunaletinsikati. Tindzawo letingephansi tinemabala lamnyama nalakhanyako; intsamo, sifuba kanye nemabele kuvalwe libala lelimtfubi lelinansundvu nalokumnyamana, ngasemuva kanye netindzawo tangephansi timhlophe. Emehlo ayo ansundvu, umlomo umphunga, ubemudze futsi ugobela phansi, uvame kukhanyakhanya ngasekugcineni, imilente iluhlata losa mphunga.
Setfulo
Ayihlangani ngesikhatsi seluhlobo iyakulenye indzawo.
Kusakateka kwayo
Itfolwa elugwini lwelwandle lapho kuhlanganela khona emanti kanye naseceleni kwemkhatsi wemanti. Kuyophumela eningizimu yemphumalanga ye Afrika.
