I-Moluccan cockatoo

I-Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)

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Ukubukeka kanye nencazelo ye-Moluccan cockatoo

I-Moluccan cockatoo ingupholi omkhulu onomsila omfushane onesilinganiso sobude bomzimba obungaba ngu-50 cm kanye nesisindo esingama-935 g. Ama-cockatoo e-Female Moluccan avamise ukuba makhudlwana kunabesilisa. Ngombala, bobabili ubulili buyafana. Umbala womzimba umhlophe unombala obomvana, uqine kakhulu esifubeni, entanyeni, ekhanda nasesiswini. Umsila wangaphansi unombala osawolintshi-ophuzi. Indawo engaphansi kwamaphiko inombala obomvana. I-crest inkulu impela. Izimpaphe zangaphakathi ze-crest zibomvu ngokusawolintshi. Uqhwaku lunamandla, lumpunga-mnyama, izidladla zimnyama. Iringi ye-periorbital ayinazo izimpaphe futhi inombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. I-iris ye-Moluccan cockatoos yesilisa esikhulile insundu-mnyama, kanti eyezinsikazi insundu-owolintshi.

Ukuphila kwe-cockatoo ye-Moluccan ngokunakekelwa okufanele cishe iminyaka engama-40 - 60.

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Indawo yokuhlala kanye nempilo yemvelo ye-Moluccan cockatoo

I-Moluccan cockatoo ihlala kwezinye ze-Moluccas futhi itholakala e-Australia. Inani lomhlaba wonke lezinyoni zasendle libalelwa ku-10.000 abantu. Lolu hlobo lwezilwane lusengozini yokuqothulwa abazingeli ngokungemthetho futhi luyashabalala ngenxa yokulahleka kwezindawo zemvelo.

I-Moluccan cockatoo ihlala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1200 ngaphezu kolwandle emahlathini emvula angaguquki ngaphandle kwezihlahla ezingaphansi kwezihlahla ezinkulu. Futhi nasemahlathini avulekile anezimila eziphansi.

Ukudla kwe-Moluccan cockatoo kufaka phakathi amantongomane ahlukahlukene, ukhukhunathi osemusha, imbewu yezitshalo, izithelo, izinambuzane nezibungu zazo.

Ngaphandle kwenkathi yokuzala, zitholakala zodwa noma ngazimbili, phakathi nenkathi yonyaka ziduka zibe yimihlambi emikhulu. Isebenza ekuseni nakusihlwa amahora.

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Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-Moluccan cockatoo

Isikhathi sokuzalanisa i-Moluccan cockatoo siqala ngoJulayi-Agasti. Ngokuvamile, umbhangqwana ukhetha umgodi ezihlahleni ezinkulu, ngokuvamile ezifile, ukuze uthole isidleke.

I-clutch ye-Moluccan cockatoo ivamise ukuba amaqanda ama-2. Bobabili abazali bafukamela izinsuku ezingama-28.

Amatshwele e-moluccan cockatoo ashiya isidleke lapho cishe amasonto ayi-15 ubudala. Nokho, bahlala eduze kwabazali babo isikhathi esingangenyanga, futhi bayabondla.