Cape Gannet

© Roger de la Harpe
Cape Gannet.

Igama

Cape Gannet

Igama lesiLatini

UMorus capensis - owayesakuba nguSula capensis

Usapho

Sulidae

Ubude

84 - 94 cm

Indawo

I-Cape Gannets izalisa kwiziqithi eziselunxwemeni lwaseNamibia kunye neMzantsi Afrika kunye nekoloni enkulu kunazo zonke ezifumaneka kwisiqithi saseMalgas.

Ukufuduka

Iintaka ezincinci zibonwayo ukusuka ngoDisemba ukuya kuMeyi zifuduka phakathi neenyanga zasebusika ukuya empuma nasentshonalanga.

Ubizo lweentaka

Ilizwi lihle kakhulu 'i-kara-kara-kara-kara'.

Inani leenkuku

I-Cape Gannet ine-ntshontsho elinye 1 kuphela.

Ukuzala

Iqanda elilodwa linyanzelwa ziinyawo zeentaka. Ekuqaleni i-bluish-white kodwa kamva iba engcolileyo kwaye idityaniswe nge-guano.

Inkcazo engaphantsi

Ukufudumala konke-kumnyama ekuqaleni, kukhangeleke kakhulu kwaye kunamacwecwe kuwo onke, umzimba, intloko nentamo, eba mhlophe kulolu hlobo.

Inkcazo yeentaka ezindala

Unganakwenzeka, ulwandle olumnyama nolumhlophe olunomqolo ophuzi kunye nentloko yentsimbi, kwibala elifutshane kunye nemigca emnyama eyahlukileyo emlonyeni kunye nobuso, nomgca omnyama omde phantsi kwebhola. I-Cape Gannet yintaka enkulu emhlophe namaphiko amade, inzwane ebomvu kunye nomlomo; Amaqanda awabonakali; Umsila ongeyena okhuni njengama-Cormorants kunye nePeleicans.

Isimo

I-Cape Gannet ngumhlali oqhelekileyo okanye ohlala kuyo.

Usasazo

I-Cape Gannet yintlobo eqhelekileyo yeentlobo zaselunxwemeni, ehlala kulo lonke unyaka ngasentshonalanga nasemzantsi. Ifumaneka kumanxweme amanzi kunyaka wonke ukuya kwi-160 kms elwandle.