Curlew

Igama

Curlew

Igama lesi Latin

Numenius arquata

Umndeni

Scolopacidae

Ubude

59 cm

Indawo

Ihlala eduze kolwandle, ama-estuary, nemifuleni emikhulu.

Ukufuduka

Ehlobo ziye zifuduke ziye ezindaweni ezinama-vlei amakhulu.

Incazelo yencane

Izinyoni ezisencane zibonakala ngokuba namachashazi amaningi.

Incazelo yendala

Umphezulu walenyoni unamachashazi (mottled)) ampisholo, nama-chestnut. Intam nesifuba, nazo zi-chestnut futhi ziphinde zibe nemibala emhlophe. Amehlo ansundu, u-bill usa-ngwevu. Uphondo lwayo lude futhi lubheke phansi, luyakhanya ekugcineni, Imilenze iluhlaza.

Ukuzala

Amaqanda ayo a-ivory futhi anawo nemibala ensundu.

Itholakala kwiziphi izindawo

Le nyoni ungayibona kuma-estuary, nasezindaweni ezinamanzi kuwo yonke iNingizimu Afrika.