White Fronted Plover
Igama
White-fronted Plover
Igama lesi-Latin
Charadrius marginatus
Usapho
Charadriidae
Ubude
9 cm
Indawo yokuhlala
Ithanda indawo enesanti, iindunduma kunye nemilambo enesanti, ithanda ukuba yodwa okanye kumaqela amancinci.
Isikhalo sentaka
Xa indiza yenza isandi esithi ‘wit' okanye 'twit' okanye 'twirit'. Iphinde yenze isandi esiphezulu esithi ‘kittup' okanye isandi esikhutshwe ixesha elide esithi ‘churr’.
Ukuzala
Izala enyakeni wonke ingakumbi kweyeThupha neyoMsintsi. Amaqanda abamathathu futhi agqunywa ngumoya onesanti kwiimini ezishushu. Amaqanda ama 2, atsolo, akhrim futhi aphawulwe ngomgca omnyama ontsundu ogcwele kuyo yonke indawo. Ixesha lokufukama lithatha iintsuku ezingange 27-33. Ixesha lendlwane lithatha iintsuku ezingange 35-38.
Inkcazelo yentsontsho
Amantshontsho akanambala omnyama entloko kodwa anombala omhlophe emva komqala. Ingwevu ngaphezulu, inezinala ezimnyama ezenza imigca emnyama esuka kumazantsi omqhele, iindlebe kunye namacala omva amhlophe.
Inkcazelo yobudala
Inkunzi inomngca omnyama oqaphelekayo emva kwelihlo, imane ibeneziziba ezimnyama pha kumacala amabele. Iintaka zase Ntsona Koloni zimhlophe ngaphantsi futhi zingwevu-ntsundu ngaphezulu. Iintlanga ezimbini ziyaziwa. Amehlo antsundu, umqhele nemilenze iminyama.
Isimo
Ngumhlali oqhelekileyo.
Isabelwano
Oluhlobo lufumaneka elwandle, kodwa luyafumaneka nakwimilambo emikhulu nasemachibini.
