amazon anekhanda eliphuzi

I-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi (Amazona oratrix)

Esithombeni: i-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi. Isithombe: wikimedia.org

Ukubukeka kwe-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi

I-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi ingupholi onomsila omfushane nobude bomzimba obungama-36 - 38 cm kanye nesisindo esijwayelekile esingamagremu angu-500. Kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane base-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi banemibala efanayo. Umbala womzimba oyinhloko uluhlaza okotshani. Ekhanda kukhona “imaski” ephuzi ngemuva kwekhanda. Abanye abantu banezimpaphe eziphuzi emzimbeni wonke. Emahlombe kunamabala abomvu-owolintshi, aphenduka abephuzi. Umsila ubuye ube nezimpaphe ezibomvu. Indandatho ye-periorbital imhlophe, amehlo anombala osawolintshi, izidladla zimpunga, uqhwaku lubomvu ngokumpunga.

Kunezinhlobo ezi-5 ezaziwayo ze-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi, ezihlukene ngemibala nendawo yokuhlala.

Ngokunakekelwa okufanele yellow-headed amazon ukuphila - iminyaka engaba ngu-50-60.

Indawo yokuhlala kanye nempilo yemvelo ye-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi

I-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi ihlala eGuatemala, Mexico, Honduras naseBelize. Inani labantu basendle emhlabeni libalelwa ku-7000 abantu. Lolu hlobo luhlushwa ukulahlekelwa izindawo zemvelo nokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho. Bahlala emahlathini aluhlaza nahlala eluhlaza, emaphethelweni, kuma-savannah, emahlathini aminyene, akuvamile emihlumeni nakwamanye amahlathi asogwini. Ngezinye izikhathi bavakashela izindawo zokulima.

Ukudla kwe-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi kuhlanganisa imiqumbe, amaqabunga amancane, izithelo zesundu, imbewu yomtholo, amakhiwane nezinye izitshalo ezitshalwayo.

Izinyoni zivame ukuhlala ngazimbili noma imihlambi emincane, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuphuzisa nokuncelisa.

Esithombeni: i-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi. Isithombe: flickr.com

Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi

Isikhathi sokuzalela se-Amazon enekhanda eliphuzi eningizimu siwela ngoFebhuwari-Meyi, enyakatho sihlala kuze kube nguJuni. Insikazi izalela 2 – 4, ngokuvamile amaqanda ama-3 esidlekeni. Zihlala emigodini yezihlahla.

I-Amazon yensikazi enekhanda eliphuzi ifukamela i-clutch cishe izinsuku ezingama-26.

Amatshwele ase-Amazon anekhanda eliphuzi ashiya isidleke lapho enamasonto angu-9 ubudala. Ezinye izinyanga ezimbalwa, abazali bondla izinyoni ezincane.