Damara Tern

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Ligama

Damara Tern

Latin Name

Sterna balaenarum

Umndeni

Rynchopidae

Budze

Emashumi lamabili nakutsatfu ema cm.

Indzawo

Emacembu lamancane elugwini lwe Atlantic, tidla elugwini lwelwandle kanye nalapho kuhlangana khona emanti.

Kukhala kwenyoni

Livi layo lelincane lelihlabako ‘tsit-tt’ lokuphindzeka emahlandla. Phindze ‘tit – tit.

Kwentiwa

Tihlanganela elugwini lwe Namibia kanye nasemaceleni eTable Bay, tinakwe nyalo noma titfolwe nyalo, phambili kwematje lacijile, kucondza etulu ye Cunene. Tilulu tisetidvulini kanye nasemhlabatsini kusuka kukilomitha linye kuya kulasihlanu kusukela elwandlwe. Emacandza ngalinye noma mabili, lafana ne tern.

Inchazelo yalesengakakhuli kahle

Letisengakakhuli kahle tinemibhalo lensundvu ngasekugcineni kwetimphiko.

Inchazelo yalesetikhulile

Yincane ngemtimba bese ibamnyama yonkhe ngekuhlangana; ngaletinye tikhatsi iyehluka ku Tern lencane ngemlomo lomudze, lobheke phansi kanye nelibala lelimphunga ngasemuva lelihhwabile, lokuma kwemtimba;ngkuhamba
Kwesikhatsi bese ivela ungatsi imhlophe. Tinyoni letingahlanganiswa tinemabunti lamhlophe kanye nesichongo.

Setfulo

Tinetindzawo letingakajwayeleki

Kusakateka

Titfolwa elugwini loluseningizimu nenshonalanga ye Afrika kanye nase Cape, tishiya lwandle ngesikhatsi senyanga yaKholwane.