Isingeniso: inyoni yesambulela

Inyoni yesambulela, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-umbrellabird enamanzi amade, iwuhlobo lwezinyoni ezinkulu ezingaphansi komndeni wakwaCotingidae. Iqanjwe ngegama layo elihlukile elimise okwesambulela elitholakala kuphela kwabesilisa balolu hlobo. Inyoni yesambulela itholakala emahlathini asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu futhi yaziwa ngezici zayo eziyingqayizivele ezingokomzimba kanye nemikhuba yokudla.

Izici ezingokomzimba zenyoni yesambulela

Inyoni yesambulela iyinyoni enkulu engafinyelela kuma-intshi angu-20 ubude futhi ibe nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-1.5. Eziduna zinkulu kunezinsikazi futhi zaziwa nge-crest yazo eyingqayizivele, eyakhiwe ngezimpaphe ezinde, ezimnyama ezakha isimo esifana ne-dome phezu kwamakhanda azo. I-crest yeduna isetshenziselwa ukuheha abesifazane ngesikhathi sokukhwelana. Ezinsikazi zona zine-crest encane futhi zinsundu ngombala. Kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane banezimpaphe ezinde, ezincane ezilenga emphinjeni, ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-wattles, ezingafinyelela kuma-intshi angu-14 ubude.

Imikhuba yokudla kanye nokudla kwenyoni yesambulela

Inyoni yesambulela iyisilwane esidla ukudla okuhlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa izithelo, izinambuzane, nezilwane ezincane. Baziwa ngokudla izithelo ezinjengamakhiwane, amasundu namajikijolo. Zidla nezinambuzane ezifana nezintethe, amabhungane nezibungu. Inyoni yesambulela yaziwa nangokuthi ngezikhathi ezithile idla izilwane ezinomgogodla ezincane njengezibankwa namaxoxo.

Uhla lwendawo yenyoni yesambulela

Inyoni yesambulela itholakala emahlathini asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu. Ibanga layo lisuka ePanama liye eBolivia naseBrazil.

Indawo yokuhlala yenyoni yesambulela: amahlathi emvula aphansi

Inyoni yesambulela itholakala emahlathini asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu. Indawo yayo igqame ngokuba nomswakama ophezulu, uhlaza oluminyene nezihlahla ezinde. Le nyoni yesambulela itholakala kakhulu ongqimbeni lwehlathi, lapho idla khona izithelo nezinambuzane.

Izici zendawo yezinyoni zesambulela

Amahlathi emvula asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu ayindawo eyinhloko yezinyoni zezambulela. Lawa mahlathi abonakala ngomswakama ophezulu, imvula eningi, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane. Ungqimba lwehlathi, lapho inyoni etholakala khona, luyikhaya lezinhlobonhlobo zezinyoni, ezihlanganisa ama- toucan, opholi nama- macaw.

Ukubaluleka kwendawo yokuhlala yezinyoni zesambulela

Amahlathi emvula asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu ayindawo ebalulekile yezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane, kuhlanganise nezinyoni zesambulela. Lawa mahlathi ahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezibalulekile ze-ecosystem njengokudliwa kwekhabhoni, ukulawulwa kwamanzi, nokuzinza kwenhlabathi. Futhi bayikhaya lemiphakathi eminingi yendabuko ethembele emahlathini ukuze iziphilise.

Izinsongo endaweni yezinyoni zesambulela

Amahlathi emvula asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu asongelwa yizinto ezihlukahlukene ezenziwa abantu, ezihlanganisa ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukugawulwa kwemithi nokulima. Lezi zenzo ziye zaholela ekulahlekeni kwezindawo zokuhlala kanye nokuhlukana, okuye kwaba nomthelela omkhulu ezinyonini zesambulela nezinye izinhlobo ezihlala emahlathini.

Imizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo yokuvikela indawo yokuhlala yezinyoni

Imizamo yokulondoloza imvelo yokuvikela indawo yokuhlala yezinyoni iye yagxila emaqhingeni ahlukahlukene, ahlanganisa ukuqokwa kwendawo evikelekile, ukuphathwa kwamahlathi okusimeme, kanye nezinhlelo zokongiwa kwemvelo ezisekelwe emphakathini. Le mizamo iye yaphumelela ekuvikeleni ezinye zezindawo ezihlala lezi zinyoni, kodwa kudingeka umsebenzi owengeziwe ukuze kubhekwane nosongo oluqhubekayo lwamahlathi emvula asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu.

Iqhaza lenyoni yesambulela ku-ecosystem

Inyoni yesambulela idlala indima ebalulekile endaweni ezungezile yamahlathi emvula asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu. Njengesilwane esiphila emanzini, siyasiza ekusakazeni imbewu futhi silondoloze izinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo zezitshalo ehlathini. Iphinde isebenze njengesilwane esizingela izinambuzane nezilwane ezincane, isiza ukugcina ibhalansi yemvelo yehlathi.

Isiphetho: ukubaluleka kwendawo yokuhlala yezinyoni zesambulela

Amahlathi emvula asezindaweni eziphansi eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu ayindawo ebalulekile yezinyoni zesambulela nezinye izinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo nezilwane. Lawa mahlathi ahlinzeka ngezinsiza ezibalulekile ze-ecosystem futhi ayikhaya lemiphakathi eminingi yendabuko. Nokho, zisongelwa yizinhlobonhlobo zezenzo zabantu, futhi kudingeka imizamo eyengeziwe yokulondoloza ukuze zibavikele.

Izikhombo zokufunda okwengeziwe ngesambulela senyoni nendawo yayo yokuhlala

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• "I-Umbrellabird." I-Cornell Lab ye-Ornithology, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Umbrellabird/.
• "Amahlathi emvula aseLowland." I-WWF, www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0123.