Palehead Rosella
Palehead Rosella (Platycercus adaphunzira)
| Order | Parrots |
| banja | Parrots |
| mpikisano | Roselle |
KUYENERA
Parrot yokhala ndi kutalika kwa thupi mpaka 33 cm ndi kulemera kwa magalamu 120 imakhala ndi mchira wautali. Mtunduwu ndi wachilendo - nthenga zakuda kumbuyo ndi malire achikasu. Mutu ndi wopepuka wachikasu, kuzungulira maso ndi masaya ndi oyera. Mchira wapansi ndi wofiira, mapewa ndi nthenga zowuluka m'mapiko ndi zobiriwira zobiriwira. Chifuwa ndi mimba yake ndi yachikasu chopepuka komanso yabuluu komanso yofiira. Amuna ndi akazi samasiyana mitundu. Amuna nthawi zambiri amakhala akuluakulu ndipo amakhala ndi milomo yamphamvu kwambiri. 2 subspecies amadziwika kuti amasiyana kukula ndi mtundu. Ndi chisamaliro choyenera, mbalame zimakhala zaka zoposa 15.
KUKHALA NDI MOYO WA CHILENGEDWE
Mitunduyi imakhala kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Australia. Amakhala pamalo okwera pafupifupi 700 m pamwamba pa nyanja m'malo osiyanasiyana - nkhalango zotseguka, nkhalango, madambo, m'mphepete mwa mitsinje ndi misewu, m'malo aulimi (minda yokhala ndi minda yaulimi, minda, mapaki). Nthawi zambiri amapezeka awiriawiri kapena ang'onoang'ono nkhosa, mwakachetechete kudyetsa pansi. Kumayambiriro kwa tsiku, mbalame zimatha kukhala pamitengo kapena tchire ndikuchita phokoso. Zakudya zimaphatikizapo zipatso, zipatso, mbewu za zomera, maluwa, masamba, timadzi tokoma ndi tizilombo.
KUWERENGA
Nthawi yobzala zisa ndi Januware-Seputembala. Mbalame nthawi zambiri zimamanga zisa mumitengo yamitengo mpaka 30 m kuchokera pansi, koma nthawi zambiri mipanda yopangidwa ndi anthu ndi zingwe zamagetsi zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pochita izi. Kuzama kwa chisa sikuchepera mita. Yaikazi imaikira mazira 4-5 m’chisacho ndipo imadziunjikira yokha kwa masiku 20. Anapiye amabadwa maliseche, ataphimbidwa ndi pansi. Pakatha sabata zisanu amakhala atakhazikika ndikuchoka pachisa. Kwa milungu ingapo, makolo awo amawadyetsa.
