I-Congo Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi)

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UKUBALULEKILE

Ubude bomzimba we-parrot yaseCongo busuka ku-25 kuya ku-29 cm. Umzimba we-parrot upendwe ikakhulukazi eluhlaza. Ingxenye engaphezulu yomzimba inombala onsundu ngokumnyama, ihambisana nezimpaphe eziluhlaza. Ingemuva linolamula, futhi isisu sihlotshiswe ngemivimbo ye-azure. “Amabhulukwe”, ukugoqa kwamaphiko nebunzi kubomvu ngokusawolintshi. Umsila wangaphansi unombala onsundu ngokumnyama. I-Mandible reddish (ithiphu emnyama), i-mandible emnyama. Kunezindandatho ezimpunga ezizungeze amehlo. I-iris ibomvu-owolintshi. Izidladla zimpunga ngokumnyama. I-amateur ayikwazi ukuhlukanisa owesilisa nowesifazane, ngoba wonke umehluko usethunzini lombala we-iris. Amehlo amaduna abomvu-owolintshi, namehlo ezinsikazi anombala osawolintshi ngokunsundu. Opholi baseCongo baphila iminyaka engaba ngu-50.

INDAWO YOKUHLALA KANYE NEMPILO ENTANDO

Upholi waseCongo ungabonakala eNtshonalanga naseCentral Africa. Bahlala emahlathini ashisayo endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angama-3700 ngaphezu kolwandle. Opholi baseCongo badla izithelo zesundu samafutha, i-legcarp namantongomane kaphayini.

UKUGCINA EKHAYA

Isimilo nesimo sengqondo

Opholi baseCongo bazolile futhi bathambile. Azidingi ukunakwa kakhulu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukubona umnikazi wazo kwanele ukuze zizizwe zikhululekile. Abanye ochwepheshe bathi opholi baseCongo balingisa inkulumo yabantu ngokunembe kangangokuthi abakwazi ukuqhubeka bexoxa njengoJaco. Lezi izilwane ezifuywayo ezithembekile, ezinothando nezidlalayo.

Ukugcinwa nokunakekelwa

Ikheji kufanele lifakwe amathoyizi (ama-parrots amakhulu) kanye nomjiko. Kulokhu, ama-parrots azothola okuthile okuzokwenza nawo. Upholi waseCongo kufanele uhlale uququda okuthile, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uwunikeza amahlumela. Lezi zinyoni ziyakuthanda ukubhukuda, kodwa ukugeza eshaweni cishe ngeke kube ngendlela ezithanda ngayo. Kungcono ukufafaza isilwane esifuywayo ebhodleleni lesifutho (isifutho esihle). Futhi udinga ukufaka ingubo yokugeza emgodini. Uma ukhetha ikheji, yima emkhiqizweni ovulekile futhi oqinile we-all-metal ofakwe ukhiye othembekile. Ikheji kufanele libe unxande, imigoqo kufanele ivundlile. Khetha ngokucophelela indawo yekheji: kufanele ivikelwe ekusalungiswa. Misa ikheji ezingeni lamehlo nohlangothi olulodwa lubheke odongeni ukuze uthole ukunethezeka. Opholi baseCongo kufanele bavunyelwe ukundiza endaweni ephephile. Gcina ikheji noma indawo yezinyoni ihlanzekile. Iphansi lekheji lihlanzwa nsuku zonke, phansi kwe-aviary - izikhathi ezi-2 ngesonto. Iziphuzo kanye nezinto eziphakelayo ziyawashwa nsuku zonke.

Ukudla

Isici esiyisibopho sokudla kwe-parrot yaseCongo amafutha emifino, ngoba bajwayele imbewu yamafutha. Qinisekisa ukuthi ubeka amagatsha amasha ehhokweni, ngaphandle kwalokho inyoni izodla yonke into (kuhlanganise nensimbi). Ngaphambi kokuzalanisa nangesikhathi sokufukamela kanye nokukhuliswa kwamatshwele, upholi waseCongo udinga ukudla kwamaprotheni okuvela ezilwaneni. Imifino nezithelo kufanele kube khona ekudleni unyaka wonke.