Damara Tern

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Igama

Damara Tern

Igama lesi Latin

Sterna balaenarum

Umndeni

Rynchopidae

Ubude

23cm

Ukuhlala

Amaqembu amancane atholakala ogwini lolwandlei-Atlantic coast, edla eduze kodlwandle, kuma-bay nama-estuary.

Ukufuduka

Ngokushintsha kwesizini ziye zifuduke ezindaweni ezinama-vlei amakhulu.

Incazelo yencane

Izinyoni ezisencane zibonakala ngokuba namachashazi amaningi.

Incazelo yendala

Umhlane wale nyoni unamachashazi ampisholo, na-chestnut entanyeni nasesifubeni futhi ziphinde zibe nemibala emhlophe. Amehlo ansundu, u-bill usangwevu. Uphondo lwayo lude futhi lubheke phansi, luyakhanya ekugiceneni. Imilenze iluhlaza njengotshani.

Ukuzalela amaqanda

Zizalalela amaqanda eNamibia (coast) eduze ne Table Bay, Rocky Point ukuyosho eCunene. Izidleke zakhiwa kuma-dunes-slacks, ne-gravel, umgama ongango 1-5km ukubakude no lwandle. Zizalela iqanda elilodwa no amabili ngesikhathi.

Itholakala kuphi

Le nyoni ungayibona kuma-estuary, nasezindaweni ezinamanzi kuyo yonke uNingizimu Afrika.

Ukukhala kwayo

Isikhalo sayo siphezulu, kuzwakala ngathi sithi 'tsit-tit' noma ‘tit-tit’

Incazelo yencane

Insundu.

Incazelo yendala

Incane ngokomzimba, ihlukile kune-Little Tern, ngoba yona ino-bill obheke phansi, futhi umbala wayo uyakhanya. Mawuyibukela kude ibonakala ngathi imhlophe. Ziba nekhanda elimhlophe.

Isimo sayo

Ayijwayelekile.

Yande kuphi

Itholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga Afrika kanye nasogwini lwaseKapa. Ivamise ukulushiya ulwandlengoNtulikazi.