Chiyambi: Kodi Bluebirds ndi chiyani?
Bluebirds ndi mbalame zazing'ono mpaka zapakati zomwe zili m'gulu la thrush. Amapezeka ku North America konse, kuphatikiza Canada, United States, ndi Mexico. Pali mitundu itatu ya mbalame za bluebird: Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, ndi Western Bluebird. Mitundu itatu yonseyi imadziwika ndi nthenga zake za buluu, zomwe zapangitsa kuti ikhale yokondedwa pakati pa okonda mbalame komanso okonda zachilengedwe.
Kukula ndi Kulemera kwa Bluebirds
Bluebirds ndi mbalame zazing'ono, zomwe zimakhala ndi kutalika kwa mainchesi 6 mpaka 8. Amalemera paliponse pakati pa 1 mpaka 2 ounces, ndipo akazi amakhala opepuka pang'ono kuposa amuna. Ngakhale kuti ndi ang'ono, mbalame za bluebirds zimadziwika chifukwa cha kuuluka kwawo mwaluso komanso mothamanga.
Plumage ndi Mitundu ya Bluebirds
Chodziwika kwambiri cha mbalame za bluebirds ndi nthenga zawo zabuluu zowala, chifukwa chake zimatchedwa mtundu uwu. Amuna amakhala ndi msana, mapiko, ndi mchira wonyezimira wa buluu wonyezimira, pamene zazikazi zimakhala ndi mtundu wotuwa wa buluu. Amuna ndi akazi onse ali ndi bere lofiira ndi mimba yoyera. Mbalame yotchedwa Mountain Bluebird ndi yobiriwira kwambiri mwa mitundu itatuyi, pamene Eastern Bluebird ili ndi msana ndi mapiko ofiirira.
Mapiko a Bluebirds 'Wingspan ndi Tail Shape
Mbalame za buluu zili ndi mapiko aafupi komanso mchira wozungulira, zomwe zimawathandiza kuti aziyenda mlengalenga mosavuta. Mapiko awo amayambira 9 mpaka 12 mainchesi, omwe ndi ang'onoang'ono poyerekeza ndi mbalame zina zofanana.
Mtundu wa Mlomo ndi Maso a Bluebirds
Mbalame za Bluebird zili ndi mlomo waufupi komanso wosongoka, womwe ndi wabwino kugwira tizilombo, chakudya chawo chachikulu. Milomo yawo ndi yakuda, ndipo maso awo ali ndi mdima wandiweyani wozunguliridwa ndi nthenga zoyera.
Malo a Bluebirds ndi Range
Bluebirds amapezeka m'malo osiyanasiyana, kuphatikizapo udzu, madambo, minda ya zipatso, ndi nkhalango. Zili ponseponse ku North America, ndipo Eastern Bluebird ndi mitundu yodziwika kwambiri kum'mawa kwa United States. Mountain Bluebird imapezeka kumadzulo kwa United States ndi Canada, pamene Western Bluebird imapezeka kumadzulo ndi kumwera chakumadzulo kwa United States.
Zakudya za Bluebirds ndi Zodyetsera
Mbalame za Bluebird zimadya kwambiri tizilombo toyambitsa matenda monga ziwala, kafadala, ndi mbozi. Amadyanso zipatso, zipatso, ndi mbewu. Mbalame za buluu zimadziwika ndi chizolowezi chokhazikika pamalo okwera kwambiri, monga nthambi kapena mpanda wa mpanda, ndikuwulukira pansi kuti zigwire nyama zawo.
Makhalidwe a Bluebirds Nesting and Beeding Behaviour
Bluebirds ndi amodzi ndipo amapanga maubwenzi awiri omwe amakhala nthawi yonse yoswana. Amamanga zisa zawo m’miyenje yamitengo, m’nyumba za mbalame, kapena m’mabokosi a zisa. Zonse zazimuna ndi zazikazi zimasinthana kulera mazira ndi kusamalira ana. Bluebirds imatha kukhala ndi ana awiri pa nyengo.
Kuyimba ndi Kuyimba kwa Bluebirds
Mbalame za Bluebird zimadziwika chifukwa cha nyimbo zawo zokoma komanso zokoma, zomwe nthawi zambiri zimamveka m'chilimwe ndi m'chilimwe. Amayimbanso mafoni osiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza mluzu wofewa wankhondo komanso kuyimba kokweza kwambiri.
Njira Zosamuka za Bluebirds
Mbalame za Bluebird zimasamuka pang'ono, ndipo anthu ena amasamukira kumwera m'nyengo yozizira. Mbalame yotchedwa Eastern Bluebird ndiyo yomwe imasamuka kwambiri pa mitundu itatu ya zamoyozi, pamene Mbalame yotchedwa Mountain Bluebird ndiyomwe imasamuka kwambiri.
Kuwopseza ndi Kusunga Mkhalidwe wa Bluebirds
Bluebirds amakumana ndi ziwopsezo zingapo, kuphatikizapo kutayika kwa malo okhala, kudyetsedwa ndi amphaka apakhomo, komanso kupikisana ndi mitundu ya mbalame zomwe sizili mbadwa. Komabe, kuyesetsa kuteteza monga kukhazikitsa nyumba za mbalame ndi kukonzanso malo okhala kwathandiza kuchulukitsa kuchuluka kwa mbalame za bluebird. Eastern Bluebird imasankhidwa kukhala mitundu yosadetsa nkhawa kwambiri ndi International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), pomwe Mountain Bluebird ndi Western Bluebird amatchulidwa kuti ndi mitundu ya Least Concern and Near Threatened, motsatana.
Kutsiliza: Kufunika kwa Mawonekedwe Odziwika a Bluebirds
Mbalame za buluu sizokongola komanso zokondedwa ndi ambiri, koma zimakhalanso ndi ntchito zofunikira zachilengedwe monga tizilombo toyambitsa matenda ndi zofalitsa mbewu. Maonekedwe awo apadera, monga nthenga zawo zabuluu ndi nyimbo zokoma, zimawapangitsa kukhala odziŵika mosavuta ndi chisangalalo kuwawona m’thengo. Choncho, ndikofunika kupitiriza kuteteza ndi kusunga mbalame za bluebird ndi malo awo.