Ringed (Umgexo)
Okuqukethwe
Ukubukeka kwama-parrots anezindandatho
Lezi izinyoni ezimaphakathi, zinhle kakhulu futhi zizinhle. Ubude buyi-30 - 50 cm. Isici sesici salolu hlobo lwama-parrots umsila omude onyathele. Uqhwaku lukhulu, lunomumo oyindilinga. Umbala wezimpaphe ngokuvamile uluhlaza, kodwa umdweshu ofana nomgexo ugqama entanyeni (kwezinye izinhlobo ubukeka njengethayi). Umbala wabesilisa uhlukile kumbala wezinsikazi, kepha izinyoni zithola umbala wabantu abadala kuphela ngesikhathi sokuthomba (ngeminyaka emi-3). Amaphiko alawa ma-parrots made (cishe ama-cm angu-16) futhi acijile. Ngenxa yokuthi imilenze yalezi zinyoni mifishane futhi ibuthakathaka, kufanele zisebenzise uqhwaku lwazo njengesisekelo sesithathu lapho zihamba phansi noma zikhuphuka amagatsha ezihlahla.
Indawo yokuhlala kanye nempilo yasendle
Indawo yokuhlala yopholi abayizindandatho yiMpumalanga Afrika naseNingizimu Asia, nakuba ezinye izinhlobo zathuthela esiqhingini saseMadagascar nase-Australia, lapho ama-parrots anezindandatho ajwayela khona ngempumelelo kangangokuthi aqala ukususa izinhlobo zezinyoni zendabuko. Ama-parrots ane-ringed akhetha ukuhlala ezindaweni zamasiko namahlathi, enza imihlambi. Zidla ekuseni kakhulu nakusihlwa, bese zindiza ngendlela ehlelekile ziye endaweni yokuchelela. Futhi phakathi kokudla bayaphumula, behlezi eziqongweni zezihlahla ezinamaqabunga aminyene. Ukudla okuyinhloko: imbewu nezithelo zezitshalo ezitshaliwe nezasendle. Njengomthetho, ngesikhathi sokuzala, insikazi izalela amaqanda amabili kuya kwamane futhi ifukamele amatshwele, kuyilapho eyeduna imondla futhi ivikela isidleke. Amatshwele azalwa ngemva kwezinsuku ezingama-2 – 4, futhi ngemva kwezinye izinyanga eziyi-22 – 28 aphuma esidlekeni. Ngokuvamile ama-parrots anezindandatho enza ama-broods angu-1,5 ngesizini ngayinye (ngezinye izikhathi 2).
Ukugcina ama-parrots ane-ringed
Lezi zinyoni zikulungele kahle ukugcinwa ekhaya. Bathambisa ngokushesha, baphila isikhathi eside, bazivumelanisa kalula nokuthunjwa. Bangafundiswa ukukhuluma amagama ambalwa noma imisho. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka ubekezelele i-drawback: banezwi elibukhali, elingathandeki. Abanye opholi banomsindo. Ngokuya ngezigaba, izinhlobo eziyi-12 kuye kweziyi-16 zinikezwa uhlobo.
