UMary Allen
Lab’ opholi baseNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia bavelele ngezimpaphe zabo ezinombala obomvu-nsomi noluhlaza.
Izici
Ibukeka Kanjani I-Halmahera Parrots?
I-Halmahera Eclectus Parrots iphakathi kwezinyoni ezinhle kakhulu ezindaweni ezishisayo: njengawo wonke ama-Eclectus Parrot, abesifazane nabesilisa bahluka kakhulu kangangokuthi baze bahlukaniswa njengezinhlobo ezahlukene zezilwane esikhathini esidlule. Eyeduna iluhlaza futhi inamabala abomvu ambalwa emaceleni omzimba. Acishe abe phuzi ngemuva kwekhanda, intamo, nangemuva. Izimpaphe zomsila zinomngcele ophuzi ngokuphuzi. Ingaphansi yomsila inombala omnyama. Uqhwaku luwolintshi futhi luphuzi.
Ezisikazi zinobunsomi ukuya kumabele abomvu. Umsila ubomvu phezulu nangaphansi futhi unomphetho ofinyelela kumasentimitha amane ububanzi. Opholi be-Halmahera Eclectus bangaba amasentimitha angu-38 ubude futhi banesisindo esingamagremu angu-450. Ubude bamaphiko bufika ku-70 cm.
Bahlala kuphi opholi baseHalmahera?
Ama-parrots e-Eclectus atholakala eNew Guinea naseziqhingini ezincane ezizungeze i-New Guinea ne-Indonesia. Ezinye izinhlobo ezincane nazo zihlala enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Australia. I-Halmahera Eclectus Parrots idabuka e-Indonesia emaphakathi nasenyakatho ye-Moluccas, kuhlanganise nesiqhingi sase-Halmahera aqanjwe ngaso. Ama-parrots e-Halmahera Eclectus angatholakala emahlathini, kuma-savanna anezihlahla ezihlakazekile, kanye nasemahlathini emihlume. Angatholakala amamitha angu-1900 ngaphezu kolwandle.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zikapholi we-Halmahera ezikhona?
Izinhlobo eziyishumi ezahlukene ze-Eclectus Parrot ziyaziwa namuhla. Ngaphezu kwe-Halmahera Eclectus, lezi zihlanganisa, isibonelo, i-New Guinea Eclectus, i-Salomon Eclectus, i-Queensland Eclectus, ne-Westermans Eclectus.
Ingabe amapholi ase-Halmahera athola iminyaka emingaki?
Njengamanye ama-parrots, i-Halmahera Eclectuses ingaphila amashumi ambalwa eminyaka.
Behave
Baphila kanjani opholi baseHalmahera?
I-Halmahera Eclectus Parrots iyizilwane zomphakathi. Bahlala njengombhangqwana emaqenjini emikhaya emincane. Nokho, ngokuvamile ubona amapheya kuphela lapho endiza efuna ukudla. Bathanda ukuza emasimini ngisho nezingadi bezofuna ukudla.
Abesilisa ngabanye bayabonakala, bahlezi phezulu emagatsheni futhi bebiza kakhulu. Ezinsikazi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokuvamile zihlala ngokuthula eduze kwesiqu esihlahleni futhi, naphezu kwemibala yazo egqamile, azikwazi ukubonakala emaqabunga ehlathi elishisayo. Ngoba emthunzini wehlathi, izimpaphe zawo ezibomvu-luhlaza-violet zifihlakele kahle.
Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zopholi, abalingani abahlali eduze kakhulu emagatsheni. Abesilisa nabesifazane ngokuvamile bahlala emagatsheni ahlukene noma ngisho nasezihlahleni ezihlukene. Nokho, ama-Halmahera Eclectus Parrot amaningi avame ukuhlangana ndawonye ukuze alale kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi izihlahla zokulala. Ngezinye izikhathi bahlala ngamaqembu ezinyoni ezingaba ngu-80 esihlahleni. Ekugcineni, ngezikhathi zasekuseni, ngababili noma amaqembu amancane aye emahlathini noma emasimini esundu ukuze ayokudla. Insikazi ngayinye ivamise ukundiza ngemuva kweduna layo.
I-Halmahera Eclectus Parrots inamahloni kakhulu futhi iqaphile. Uma ephazanyiswa, andizela phezulu ememeza kakhulu. Ntambama phakathi kuka-4 no-6 ntambama, lezi zinyoni zibuyela ezihlahleni zazo zilale lapho. Umbhangqwana ngamunye ofikayo ubingelelwa kakhulu yizilwane ezivele zikhona.
Abangane nezitha zikapholi we-Halmahera
Uma opholi be-Halmahera Eclectus bengaqaphile, bangaba izisulu zezitha eziningi ezinjengezilwane ezidla ezinye ezincane kanye nezilwane ezihuquzelayo ezihlukahlukene njengezinyoka.
Zizala kanjani zopholi be-Halmahera?
Ama-parrots e-Halmahera Eclectus avuthwa ngokocansi cishe eminyakeni emithathu ubudala. Endle, zizalela phakathi kuka-August no-April. Kwesinye isikhathi zizalela izikhathi ezimbalwa zilandelana. Ezifundeni ezinesimo sezulu esivumayo, zizala ngisho unyaka wonke.
Zakha izidleke zazo emigodini yeziqu zezihlahla ezifile endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha ayi-14 kuya kwangama-25. Imbobo yokungena inobubanzi obungamasentimitha angama-25 kuye kwangama-30. I-brood cavity iphakathi kwamasentimitha angama-30 kanye namamitha ayisithupha ukujula. Insikazi ngayinye izalela amaqanda amabili, afukanyelwa eyensikazi cishe izinsuku ezingama-26 kuya kwezingu-29. Eyeduna izoza njalo ngalesi sikhathi ukuze inikeze insikazi ukudla. Ngemva kokuchanyuselwa, opholi abancane be-Eclectus banakekelwa abazali babo izinsuku ezingaba ngu-85 kuze kube yilapho sebekwazi ukuzimela ekugcineni.
I-Halmahera Parrots Ixhumana Kanjani?
Njengabo bonke opholi, i-Halmahera Eclectuses ingakhala kakhulu: Izingcingo zabo eziklabalasayo zizwakala njengokuthi “Skratch-Kraak”. Lolu cingo luvamise ukuphindwa izikhathi ezine. Uma zidla, zenza ucingo lwe-“tech-witch-wi”. Abesilisa nabo banezingcingo ezizwakala njengokuthi “chee-one”.
Care
Ingabe i-Halmahera Parrots idlani?
I-Halmahera Eclectus idla ikakhulukazi izithelo ezivuthiwe, izimbali, umpe, ama-buds, amantongomane kanye nembewu. Ngezikhathi ezithile baphinde bahlasele amasimu ommbila bantshontshe ummbila esikhwebu.
Ekuthunjweni, kungcono ukubapha ukudla okuningi kwezithelo nemifino. Ummbila ovuthwe uhhafu kanye nengxube ye-buckwheat, oats, amantongomane, nezinye izimbewu nakho kuyafaneleka njengokuphakelayo. Izinyoni zidinga uvithamini A omningi. Uma zizalela, zithola nembewu emile.
Ukugcina opholi baseHalmahera
Njengamanye ama-Eclectus, ama-Halmahera Eclectuses avame ukugcinwa njengezinyoni zokuhlobisa ngoba anemibala eminingi. Kodwa-ke, bangabazali abadinga kakhulu: badinga ukunakwa okuningi kanye nenkampani nsuku zonke.
Ngakho-ke ukugcina lezi zinyoni kungokwabantu abadala abanesikhathi esiningi futhi abakwazi ukuzinikela ngokuphelele ezilwaneni zabo. Uma unepheya yokuzalanisa evumelanayo, i-Halmahera eclectic nayo izozalanisa ekuthunjweni. Nakuba opholi be-Halmahera Eclectus bethule kancane kunezinye izinhlobo zopholi, bangaklabalasa kakhulu kusihlwa.