White-fronted Plover

Ligama

Ligama lelitsi lathini

Charadrius marginatus

Umndeni

Charadriidae

Budze

Emasentimitha layimfica

Indzawo

Ihambela lusentse lwemhlabatsi, sicumbi semhlaba kanye nemhlabatsi wemfula lapho kuvela khona yinye noma ngemacembu lamancane.

Kukhala kwenyoni

Nayindiza yenta kukhala lokulula ‘wit’ noma ‘twit’ noma ‘twirit’. Umsindvo we alamu lomkhulu ‘kittup’ noma lomudze lokhokhwako ‘churr’.

Kwakhiwa

Ihlangana umnyaka wonkhe, kakhulu ngenyanga yeNgci – nenyanga yeNyoni. Emacandza avame kuvaleka ngemakota lamatsatfu ngemoya wemhlabatsi londizako ngesikhatsi nakushisa emalangeni. Emacandza avama kuba mabili, tindingilizi leticijile, mtfubi lonalokumhloshana, lobhalwe ngelilayini lelibonakalako lelinsundvu lotopele losakatekile ngetulu. Emalanga ekufukamela asuka kumashumi lamabili nesikhombisa kuya kumashumi lamatsatfu nakutsatfu. Kuhlala etilulwini kuba sikhatsi lesimashumi lamatsatfu nesihlanu kuya kumashumi lamatsatfu nesiphohlong semalanga.

Inchazelo yaletisengakakhuli

Letisengakakhuli tishoda lokumnyama enhloko kepha likhona libhande lelimhlophe lelihamba ngemuva kwentsamo. Letincane timphunga ngetulu, nemabala lamnyama lenta emalayini lehlako emkhatsini wesichongo bese timnyama, lokuvala tindlebe kanye nasemaceleni lasemuva; timhlophe ngephansi.

Inchazelo yalesetikhulile

Lendvuna inaleliningi lelisheshe libonakale lilayini lelimnyama lelisemuva kweliso kanye nemacashata lamnyama latopele ngaseceleni kwemabele. Tinyoni letichamuka ngase Eastern Cape timhlophe ngephansi bese tiba mphunga losansundvu ngetulu. Tinhlobo letimbili tiyabonakala. Emehlo ansundvu, umlomo nemilente kumnyama.

Setfulo

Tijwayele indzawo

Kusakateka

Silwane lesisakateka elugwini, kepha tiphindze tibonwe emifuleni lemikhulu nasetichibini.