Numida meleagris
Kawirikawiri amawomboledwa ndipo amapezeka m'gulu la mbalame zowonongeka, guineafowl yotetezedwa ndi mbalame yosavuta kuizindikira komanso mbalame yofala kwambiri ku Africa. M'madera ena a dziko lapansi, mbalame zam'mlengalenga zimatha kuwonedwa nthawi zambiri ndipo kuthawa kumakhala kosalekeza, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti mbalamezi zizindikire mbalameyi yosiyana ndi yochititsa chidwi.
Dzina Loyamba: Guineafowl Yamtundu Wotchedwa Graine-Breasted Guineafowl, Tufted Guineafowl
Dzina la sayansi : Numida meleagris
Scientific Family : Numididae
Maonekedwe:
- Bill : Wamtundu, wotumbululuka, wamtundu wapamwamba womwe umagwiritsidwa ntchito pamtunda, utoto wofiira, nsonga yoyera
- Kukula kwake : masentimita 20-25 m'litali ndi mapiko a masentimita 38, thupi lalikulu lozungulira, khosi lalitali, mchira waufupi, mutu wawung'ono
- Colours : Buluu, wofiira, lalanje, wakuda, woyera, bulauni, imvi, buff
- Zizindikiro : Mbalame yamphongo ndi yaikazi ndi yofanana ndi mdima wakuda kapena wakuda wakuda, ngakhale mawanga oyera. Pamapiko, mawangawo amawoneka kuti apangidwe bwino. Khosi liri lakuda lakuda ndipo lingasonyeze scruffy nape . Nkhopeyo ili ndi nsalu yabuluu yopanda buluu ndi zida zofiira pamunsi mwa ndalamazo. Korona ili ndi "chisoti" chofiirira kapena chalanje chomwe chili ndi mtundu wa nyanga zitatu. Miyendo yambiri ndi miyendo ndi imvi.
Anthu omwe ali ndi maofesiwa ali ndi zizindikiro zofanana koma zida zawo ndi nyanga sizikhala zochepa ndipo maonekedwe onsewa ndi ofiira kwambiri ndi mawanga oyera.
Pali majeremusi ambiri a guineafowl ovala chisoti ndipo aliyense amawonetsera kusiyana kwa kukula kwake, komanso chisoti chachimake ndi zosiyana siyana. Mbalame zapakhomo zimakhala ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya mitundu, kuphatikizapo mbalame , zoyera kapena mbalame zakuda.
Zakudya: Mbewu, tizilombo, mizu, nkhono, zokwawa, tirigu, zipatso, maluwa ( Onani: Omnivorous )
Habita ndi Kusamukira:
Mbalame zazikuluzikulu zimakonda malo otseguka, owuma ndi malo okhala ndi mitengo yowonongeka kapena chivundikiro cha shrubby, ndipo nthawi zambiri amapezeka m'madera aulimi komanso m'mapaki kapena m'minda. Mphepete yamagetsi imapewera malo owopsa monga nkhalango zakuda kapena mathithi, ndipo iwo sakhalanso ndi mabwinja a barest.
Chikhalidwe chawo chimaphatikizapo malo onse abwino m'madera akumwera kwa Sahara, koma adayambitsidwa bwino m'madera ambiri padziko lapansi, kuphatikiza kumadzulo kwa Yemen, kum'mwera kwa France, Australia ndi Brazil. Mbalame zomwe zathawa kuchokera ku ziweto zoweta kapena zosaoneka zimatha kuwona pafupifupi paliponse ndipo zingakhazikitse anthu ochepa.
Zolemba:
Mbalamezi zili ndi nkhanza, "cake kek-kek-kek" yomwe ili ndi mawu owuma. Kuitana uku kubwerezedwa pa tempo yosasunthika, ngakhale tempo ikhoza kuwonjezeka kuti iwonetsere kufulumira kapena alamu. Kuitana kuli kofuula ndipo kumatha kutalika kwambiri.
Makhalidwe:
Mbalame zotchedwa guineafowl ndi mbalame zamtundu wambiri, zowonongeka, makamaka m'nyengo yozizira pamene magulu a mazana amatha kusonkhanitsa pamodzi ndi kudya . Pa nyengo yoperekera, magulu ndi ang'onoang'ono ndipo angakhale mbalame zokha, kuphatikizapo ana awo atatha. Mbalamezi zimakhala m'mitengo koma masana zimakonda kuyenda kuuluka, ngakhale zimatha kuthawa ngati ziwopsezedwa. Guineafowl amathandizanso kuti asambe fumbi kuti asunge mphukira zawo.
Nthawi zambiri mbalamezi zimakhala ndi zoweta komanso zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ku nkhuku zina. Chifukwa chakuti amadya tizilombo ting'onoting'ono ting'onoting'ono ting'onoting'ono ting'onoting'ono ting'onoting'ono tizilombo toyambitsa matenda, makamaka nkhupakupa.
Zitha kuthandizenso kuchenjeza nkhuku zina pafupi ndi mapiko oyandikana nawo kapena zoopseza zina ndi kufuula kwawo, mofuula.
Kubalanso:
Mbalamezi zimakhala zokhazokha, ndipo chibwenzi chawo chimaphatikizapo amuna omwe ali ndi nkhondo zoopsa, ngakhale zowononga ndipo amayesetsa kuti azisangalatsa akazi. Chisacho ndichabechabe pansi, kawirikawiri mu udzu wambiri kapena zomera, ndipo mwina sungakhale ndi udzu wabwino. Mazira owoneka ngati mazira amatha kufotokozera kumapeto kwafupipafupi, kuchokera kumdima mpaka utoto wofiirira ndipo amakhala wofiira ndi zofiira. Pali mazira 6 mpaka 15 pa mazira, ndipo amai amawombera mazira masiku 25-30.
Pambuyo pakutha, nkhuku zapamwamba - zotchedwa keet - zimatha kuchoka chisa mofulumira ndikudzipangira okha. Mayi wamwamuna amatha kusamalira anapiye masiku oyambirira 10-14 pamene abambo amachokera pa nthawi yopuma.
Mbalame zazing'ono zimakhala ndi gulu lawo kwa masiku 50-75 musanayambe kudzilamulira okha, koma zingakhale pafupi ndi gulu mpaka nyengo yotsatira.
Guineafowl Yotchuka:
Mbalamezi zidzapita kumalo osungirako ziweto ngati malo odyetserako nthaka, makamaka ngati atsekedwa chimanga kapena mapira ndipo ngati chitetezo chokwanira chili pafupi. Ali kumunda, nthawi zambiri amakoka pamsewu pomwe mbewu zimatha. Zimakhalanso mbalame zotchuka kumalo osungirako nyama komanso ma aviyari padziko lonse lapansi.
Kusungidwa:
Gulu la guineafowl silikuopsezedwa kapena kuika pangozi, ndipo ndithudi kuchuluka kwawo ndi chiƔerengero cha anthu chikuwonjezeka kwambiri pamene malo akulima akukula ndikupereka malo oyenera. Mbalamezi zimakhala zosavuta kuti zizigwidwa ndi chakudya kapena kugwidwa ndi agalu ndi amphaka, komabe, nthawi zina amazunzidwa ndi alimi omwe amawaona kuti ndiwopseza mbewu.
Mbalame zofanana:
- Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani )
- Vulturine Guineafowl ( Acryllium vulturinum )
- Chilumba cha Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo )
- Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius )