Mary Allen
Mawu Oyamba: Kuzindikira Zodabwitsa za Zinziri
Zinziri ndi mbalame zochititsa chidwi zomwe zili m'banja la Phasianidae, lomwe limaphatikizapo pheasants, partridges, ndi grouse. Mbalame zing’onozing’ono zokhala pansi zimenezi zimadziwika ndi matupi awo onenepa, michira yaifupi, ndiponso nthenga zawo zodziwika bwino. Zinziri zimatchuka pakati pa alenje ndi alimi, koma zimakondedwanso ndi okonda mbalame komanso okonda zachilengedwe.
Zinziri zimapezeka padziko lonse lapansi, ndipo mitundu ina imachokera ku North America, Europe, Asia, ndi Africa. Ndi mbalame zotha kusintha zomwe zimatha kukhala bwino m'malo osiyanasiyana, kuyambira m'nkhalango ndi m'nkhalango mpaka kuzipululu ndi madambo. Zinziri zimadziwikanso chifukwa cha machitidwe awo apadera, monga chizolowezi chodyera pamodzi ndi ziwonetsero zawo zachibwenzi.
Mitundu ya Zinziri: Chidule Chachidule
Pali mitundu yopitilira 130 ya zinziri, iliyonse ili ndi mawonekedwe akeake komanso mitundu yake. Zina mwa mitundu yodziwika bwino ya zinziri ndi zinziri zaku California, zinziri za Gambel, zinziri za Bobwhite, ndi zinziri za ku Japan. Zinziri za ku California ndi mbalame yokongola kwambiri yokhala ndi nsonga yopindika pamutu pake, pamene zinziri za Gambel zili ndi ntchentche zakuda ndi zoyera komanso zimalira mochititsa chidwi.
Mbalame yotchedwa Bobwhite quail ndi mbalame yodziwika bwino yomwe imachokera ku United States, pamene zinziri za ku Japan ndi mbalame yoweta yomwe imaweta chifukwa cha nyama ndi mazira. Mitundu ina ya zinziri ndi zinziri za ku Mountain, zinziri za Blue, ndi Harlequin quail. Mtundu uliwonse wa zinziri uli ndi mikhalidwe yakeyake ndi mitundu yake, zomwe zimawapangitsa kukhala gulu lochititsa chidwi la mbalame kuziwerenga ndi kuziwona.