I-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu (Poicephalus rufiventris)

Ukubukeka kwe-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu

I-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu iyi-parrot ephakathi onomsila omfushane nobude bomzimba obungaba ngu-22 cm nesisindo esingu-145 g. I-parakeet yesilisa nensikazi enesifuba esibomvu inemibala ehlukene. Eyeduna impunga ngokunsundu ngaphambili, ihlanganiswe nowolintshi kanye nensundu ekhanda nasesifubeni. Ingxenye engezansi yesifuba, isisu kanye nendawo engaphansi kwamaphiko inombala osawolintshi. Isinqe, umsila kanye namathanga aluhlaza. Ingemuva linombala oluhlaza. Izimpaphe zomsila ezinombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Uqhwaku lunamandla ampunga-mnyama. Iringi ye-periorbital ayinazo izimpaphe kanye nombala ompunga-nsundu. Amehlo abomvu ngokusawolintshi. Ezinsikazi ziphaphatheka kakhulu ngombala. Isifuba sonke simpunga ngokunsundu, sifiphala sibe luhlaza esiswini nangaphansi kwamaphiko. Ingxenye engenhla nayo iluhlaza. Awukho umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka embala wabesifazane. Isikhathi sokuphila se-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu ngokunakekelwa okufanele yiminyaka engu-20 - 25. 

Indawo yokuhlala kanye nempilo yemvelo ye-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu

I-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu ihlala eSomalia, enyakatho nasempumalanga ye-Ethiopia kude le eningizimu ngasenyakatho-mpumalanga yeTanzania. Ihlala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angama-800 - 2000 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle ezindaweni ezinogwadule, ezindaweni ezomile zezihlahlana kanye namaqele womtholo. Igwema uhlaza oluminyene. Ekudleni, izinhlobo ezahlukene zembewu, izinsuku, izithelo, vakashela amasimu ommbila. Ivamise ukutholakala ngababili noma emndenini imihlambi emincane yabantu abangu-3-4. Zihlala ziseduze namanzi, zivame ukundiza ziye endaweni yokuchelela.

Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-parakeet enesifuba esibomvu

Isikhathi sokuzalanisa eTanzania siwela ngoMashi-Okthoba, e-Ethiopia siqala ngoMeyi. Kwesinye isikhathi ahlala e-colonial, ebangeni elingama-100 - 200 m ukusuka komunye nomunye. Zihlala emigodini nasemihumeni yezihlahla. I-clutch ngokuvamile iqukethe amaqanda ama-3. Insikazi ifukamela i-clutch izinsuku ezingama-24-26. Amatshwele ashiya isidleke lapho enamasonto ayi-10 ubudala. Isikhathi esithile, amatshwele ahlala eseduze nabazali bawo, futhi bayawondla.