Soldier macaw
Mitundu ya Mbalame

Soldier macaw

Soldier's Macaw (Ara militaris)

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Pa chithunzi: macaw a msilikali. Chithunzi: wikimedia.org

 

Maonekedwe ndi kufotokoza za macaw msilikali

Msilikali wa macaw ndi parakeet wamkulu wokhala ndi thupi lalitali pafupifupi 75 cm ndi kulemera kwa pafupifupi 900 g.

Amuna onse ndi amitundu yofanana, mu macaws amuna ankhondo kumbuyo kwa khosi nthawi zambiri kumakhala ndi bluish tinge. Mtundu waukulu wa thupi ndi wobiriwira, wokhala ndi chikasu chachikasu. M'dera la maso pali malo akuluakulu opanda nthenga a mtundu wofiira. Lili ndi timizere tochokera ku nthenga zazing'ono. Pamphumi pali nthenga zofiira. Kumbuyo, madera pansi pa mapiko ndi pansi pa mchira ndi achikasu. Chiwongolero, kuuluka ndi nthenga za mchira ndi zabuluu. Mchira pamwamba ndi malo mandible ndi bulauni. Mbalamezi ndi zachikasu. Mlomo wake ndi waukulu, wamphamvu, wotuwa-wakuda. Miyendo ndi imvi.

Pali 3 subspecies ya macaw msilikali, amene amasiyana kukula, mitundu mitundu ndi malo okhala.

Kutalika kwa moyo wa macaw a msilikali ndi chisamaliro choyenera ndi za 50 - 60 zaka.

 

Malo okhala ndi moyo m'chilengedwe cha macaw a msilikali

Macaw a msilikali amapezeka ku Nicaragua, Costa Rica ndi Panama. Chiwerengero cha anthu padziko lapansi chili ndi anthu 3 mpaka 10. Nyamayi imavutika ndi kupha nyama popanda chilolezo komanso kutayika kwa malo achilengedwe. Kukumba golide ku Mexico kumakhudzanso chiwerengero cha mbalame.

Ma macaw a Soldier amakhala m'malo otsetsereka m'madera amitengo okhala ndi zigwa pamtunda wa 500 mpaka 2000 mamita pamwamba pa nyanja. Ku Mexico, amakhala kudera la mapiri ang'onoang'ono m'nkhalango zouma, nthawi zina m'nkhalango zonyowa komanso za m'mphepete mwa nyanja. Ku Andes ya ku Colombia, nkhalango zonyowa zimakondedwa. Venezuela ili ndi nkhalango zotentha mpaka mamita 600 pamwamba pa nyanja.

Zakudya za macaw za msilikali zimaphatikizapo mbewu, mtedza ndi zipatso zosiyanasiyana.

Nthawi zambiri amasungidwa awiriawiri kapena magulu ang'onoang'ono a anthu mpaka 10. Mbalame zazing'ono zimasonkhana m'magulu akuluakulu.

Pa chithunzi: macaws a asilikali. Chithunzi: flickr.com

 

Kuberekanso kwa macaw a msilikali

Nyengo yoswana ya macaw ya msilikali ili mu June ku Mexico. M'magulu ena, zisa zimachitika m'miyezi ina (kuyambira Januware mpaka Marichi).

Mbalame zimakhala ndi mwamuna mmodzi ndipo zimasankha bwenzi kwa zaka zambiri. M'magulu akuluakulu, mbalame zimasunga zinsinsi zawo.

Kawirikawiri macaws a msilikali amamanga chisa m'mabowo amitengo pamtunda wabwino. Nsomba za msilikali nthawi zambiri zimakhala ndi mazira 1-2, omwe amatalikiridwa ndi yaikazi kwa masiku 26.

Anapiye a Soldier's Macaw amachoka pachisa ali ndi masabata 13, koma kwa nthawi ndithu amakhala pafupi ndi makolo awo, ndipo amawadyetsa.

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