Upholi onekhanda elimnyama onesisu esimhlophe

UKUBALULEKILE

I-parrot enomsila omfushane enobude bomzimba obufika ku-24 cm nesisindo esingafika ku-170 g. Umzimba uqunjwe phansi, uqinile. Amaphiko, inape nomsila kuluhlaza okotshani. Isifuba nesisu kumhlophe, “kunekepisi” elimnyama ekhanda. Kusukela emlonyeni ngaphansi kwamehlo kuya ngemuva kwekhanda, izimpaphe zinemibala ephuzi-mhlophe. Imilenze engezansi kanye nezimpaphe zomsila zangaphakathi zibomvu. Uqhwaku lumpunga-mnyama, indandatho ye-periorbital ayinalutho, emnyama-mpunga. Amehlo anombala osawolintshi, izidladla zimpunga. Ayikho i-dimorphism yocansi. Intsha inezimpaphe eziphuzi ezixhumene esifubeni nasesiswini, futhi emathangeni aluhlaza. Amehlo ansundu ngokumnyama. Esinye sezici ezithakazelisayo zalezi zinyoni ukuma kwazo komzimba - cishe ziqonde, okunikeza inyoni ukubukeka okuhlekisayo. Kukhona 2 subspecies ukuthi ihluke komunye nomunye ngezakhi zombala. Isikhathi sokuphila siyiminyaka engama-25 - 40.

INDAWO YOKUHLALA KANYE NEMPILO ENDALO

Ihlala empumalanga ye-Ecuador, eningizimu yeColombia, enyakatho-mpumalanga yePeru, enyakatho yeBrazil naseGuyana. Khetha amahlathi emvula namasavanna. Ngenxa yokuncipha kwezindawo zokuhlala zisengozini. Zidla imbewu yezitshalo ezihlukahlukene, uginindela wezithelo, izimbali nemifino. Kwesinye isikhathi izinambuzane zifakwa ekudleni futhi zilimaze izitshalo zezolimo. Imvamisa itholakala ngababili, imihlambi emincane yabantu abangafika kwabangama-30. 

UKUZALWA

Isikhathi sokuzalela e-Guyana ngo-December – February, e-Venezuela-April, e-Colombia – April, May, e-Suriname – October no-November. Zihlala emigodini. I-clutch yamaqanda angu-2-4 ifukanyelwa owesifazane kuphela. Isikhathi se-incubation siyizinsuku ezingama-25. Amatshwele ashiya isidleke lapho enamasonto ayi-10 ubudala futhi aphiwa abazali bawo amasonto ambalwa ngaphezulu.