African Black Oystercatcher

African Black Oystercatcher.

Igama

Igama lesiLatini

Haematopus moquini

Ubude

51 cm

Usapho

Haematopodidae

Indawo

Umhlali olinganiselwe kummandla wolwandle, isiqithi sogu, unxweme kunye neendawo zokuhlala.

Isikhalo Se Ntaka

I-alarm yomnxeba yinkqutyana yokubetha 'imisindo yepip pip pip' kwaye enye ikholi yinto ecacileyo ephindaphindiweyo 'klee-weep'.

Ukuzala

Ixesha lokuzalisa liphuma ngo-Oktobha ukuya kuMatshi. Iqanda elilodwa ukuya kwezine libekwe emgodini omncinci onamabhakethi okanye ezinye iinqabileyo eziqhekekileyo. Amaqanda anemibala yamatye, iibhentshi ziyahlukahluka emfusa obomvu ukuya kumnyama. Ukunyuswa kweziyi-28 ukuya kwiintsuku eziyi-30. Iikhonkco azikwazi ukubhabha iintsuku eziyi-45 ubudala.

Inkcazo engaphantsi

AmaJaji ayingqungquthela emnyama ebomvu kunye nemigca emhlophe kunye nemilenze eluhlaza-olunxwemeni.

Inkcazo yabantu abadala

I-Oystercatcher imnyama kakhulu ngemilenze ebomvu kunye ne-bill-tipped ebomvu. I-bill like, eyinto encinane kune-intloko, i-mandibles ayihlanganisani kwintonga kwaye idibene, amacandelwana acinezelekileyo ukuze enze amaqabunga amancinci kwinqonga; Imilenze emfutshane, kunye nezontwane ezintathu kuphela. Amehlo abomvu azungezwe i-orange.

Isimo

Umhlali oqhelekileyo kodwa ukhangeleka esichengeni

U Sasazo

I-African Black Oystercatcher isasazwa ngokubanzi ngaselunxwemeni lwase-Afrika, kodwa ngokukhawuleza kwiindawo. Ukubonwa kwiindawo ezisematyeni kunye namabhankeni kunye namatye kunye neendawo zokuhlala.

Amanqaku okuMmandla

I-African Black Oystercatcher ithathwa njengezilwanyana ezinobungozi, nangona kunjalo ngokuqhelekileyo kummandla wonxweme waseMzantsi Afrika kunye neNamibia. Esinye sezizathu eziphambili zezi zinto kukuba izidleki zabaqhubi bee-ostercatchers ziphazamiseka ngumsebenzi wabantu.