Damara Tern

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Vito

Damara Tern

Vito ra xiLatin

Sterna balaenarum

Ndyangu

Rynchopidae

Ku leha

23 cm

Vutshamo

Mintlawa leyintsongo eribiweni ra Antlantic, swi dya kule na ribuwa nale ndzeni ka tinsongo na, laha milambu yi hlanganaka kona.

Mavitanelo ya xinyenyana

Rito ri twalela henhla ‘tsit-tit’ swi vuyelerisa minkarhi yo hlaya. Na ‘tit-tit’.

Ku tswala

Swi tswala eribuweni ra Namibia nale ku suhi na Table Bay, swahaku kumiwa, ku hundzisa Rocky Point, ku ya fika Cunene. Swisaka swile “dune-slack” na mavala ma gravele ku fika ka 1-5 kms ku suka elwandle. Matandza 1-2 mo fana na tern.

Nhlamuseloya vana

Sayizi leyintsongo na “Cap diagnostic” yo ntima- hinkwako ya timpapa to tswala, minkarhi yin’wana ti hambana na ti Tern letintsongo hiku leha ngopfu, nomu wo jikisiriwa hansi nyana, nhlana wa grey wo kwalala, xivumbeko xa miri xi komile swinene; eka mpfhuka wale kule xi vonaka xiri xo phosa kuva xo basa. Swinyenyani swoka swinga velekiki swina gomu ro basa na xidlodlo.

Xitetasi

Muaki woka anga tolovekangi.

Mphakelo

Swi pfuneka emabuweni ya Dzonga-Vupeladyambu wa Afrika na Kapa. Ti sukela mabuwa ya hina hi Mawuwani.