Inqe yesundu (Gypohierax angolensis) noma ukhozi lwenqe kungokwase-Falconiformes.
Izimpawu zangaphandle zenqe yesundu.
Inqe yesundu linobukhulu obucishe bube ngamasentimitha angama-65, ubude bephiko busuka kumasentimitha angama-135 kuye kwayi-155. Ubude bomsila bungamasentimitha angama-20. Ngokubukeka, inqe yesundu ifana kakhulu nenqe. Izinyoni ezindala zinamaphiko abukhali, amade. Izeluleko zezimpaphe ezinkulu zokundiza zimnyama. Izimpaphe ezincane zokundiza nezamahlombe zinombala ofanayo. Umsila, ngaphandle kokuphela, nawo umnyama.
Umzimba wonke umhlophe qwa. Ubuso nomphimbo ophuzi ophelile. Uqhwaku lunamandla, lude futhi luncane kakhulu. Phezulu, igobile ngokugoqene, imfishane futhi inehhuku ebuthuntu ekugcineni, imiphetho ngaphandle kwamazinyo. I-mandible inkulu futhi incane ngokuphakama kunengxenye engenhla yomlomo ngengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu. Umlomo uhlanganisa cishe uhhafu womlomo. Ukuvuleka kwamakhala ngendlela yesilayidi esibanzi esitshuza esigijima ngobude. Amatomu ahamba ze. Ama-paws aphuzi ngezinzwane ezifushane, ahlome ngezinzipho ezinkulu kakhulu ezingagobile emaphethelweni. Iris iphuzi. Izinyoni ezincane zinezimpaphe ze-chestnut. Umbala wokugcina wezimpaphe usungulwa kuphela ngemuva kweminyaka engu-3-4. I-iris yeso ezinkalweni ezincane zesundu inombala onsundu.
Ukusabalala kwenqe yesundu.
Inqe yesundu lisatshalaliswa kuyo yonke iNtshonalanga kanye ne-Afrika eseNingizimu kanye naseningizimu nenyakatho-mpumalanga yeNingizimu Afrika. Indawo ehlala kuyo ihlanganisa ugu lwase-Afrika iGabon iye eNamibia futhi iqhubekele phambili nge-Angola.
Umngcele wendawo yokuhlala usukela ku-15 ° N uye ku-29 ° N. Ezingxenyeni ezisenyakatho nasenkabeni yebanga, lolu hlobo lwezinyoni ezidla inyama luvame ukusatshalaliswa kabanzi, kepha akuvamile eningizimu nasempumalanga. Lezi zinhlobo zihlala zodwa, izinyoni ezindala azihambi ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha ambalwa, kuyilapho amanqe amancane kanye nabantu abangavuthiwe bezulazula amabanga amade, aze afike ku-400 km esifundeni saseSahel futhi aqhubekele phambili ngamakhilomitha ayi-1300 ngaseningizimu emaphethelweni aseningizimu ebangeni.
Izindawo zokuhlala amanqe esundu.
Inqe yesundu itholakala emahlathini asezindaweni ezishisayo eningizimu yeSahara, ikakhulukazi ngasogwini lolwandle, eduze nemifula, imihlume namachweba. Okokuqala, ibonakala ezindaweni lapho kukhula khona amasundu, izithelo zawo okungumthombo wazo wokudla. Izindawo ezilula kakhulu zalolu hlobo lwezinyoni ezidla inyama ziphakathi kwamaxhaphozi. Amathanga omhlume, ezindaweni ezihlukaniswe izintende kanye ne-spiny pandanus, aheha amanqe esundu.
Ezindaweni ezikude, ezihlukaniswe ngamagatsha emifula amancane, abantu abavamile ukuvela. Ngakho-ke, amanqe esundu enza izidleke zawo lapha. Iyinyoni edla inyama evame kakhulu emaxhaphozini asogwadule. Kutholakala nasezindaweni eziphakeme ezinezihlahla lapho kukhona khona intende ye-raffia. Inqe yesundu livame ukuvela eduze kwamadolobha amancane futhi liyabekezelela ubukhona bomuntu. Ububanzi baso obuqondile buvela ezingeni lolwandle kuye kumamitha ayi-1800. Izici zokuziphatha kwenqe yesundu.
Ngenkathi yokuzalanisa, amanqe awahambeli izihlahla zesundu ukuze azondle; zikhetha ezinye izinhlobo zezihlahla ukuze zakhiwe. Kodwa-ke, izinyoni ezindizayo zifuna izithelo zesundu zingaba yingozi. Kulokhu, baba izimbangi eziqondile zabantu bendawo, kwesinye isikhathi abazingela amanqe esundu. Imvamisa izinyoni ezidla inyama zihlala ngazimbili noma zibodwa ngaphezulu kwesihlahla, lapho ziphumula khona ngemuva kokudla. Kwesinye isikhathi zikhuphukela phezulu emoyeni, bese zenza imibuthano, bese zehlela khona kanye emanzini, zibheke inyamazane. Inqe yesundu lihleli limile, futhi ukubukeka kwalo okunomlomo omude nebunzi elingenalutho kufana nokuvela kwenqe yasebukhosini. Lapho indiza, ibukeka njengokhozi olunomsila omhlophe. Indlela yokuzingela iyefana naleyo yama-kites, efuna inyamazane, undiza phezu kwamanzi futhi, lapho ethola inhlanzi, wehla kancane ngomgwaqo we-arc ukuze abambe.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwenqe yesundu.
Isikhathi sokuzalisa siqala ngo-Okthoba kuya kuMeyi eNtshonalanga ne-Afrika Ephakathi, ngoMeyi kuya kuDisemba e-Angola, ngoJuni kuya kuJanuwari e-East Africa, nango-Agasti kuya kuJanuwari eNingizimu Afrika. Izinyoni zidla ezihlahleni ezide, isidleke singama-60-90 cm ububanzi nobubanzi obungu-30-50 cm. Isetshenziswe kabusha iminyaka eminingi ilandelana. Zitholakala hlangana kwamamitha ayi-6 nama-27 ngaphezu kwephasi phakathi kwesihlahla begodu zifihlwe ngamakari wesundu nofana zijame ngemfoloko esihlahleni se-baobab nofana phezulu kwe-milkweed. Izinto zokwakha ziyimifino, imvamisa amagatsha ezihlahla namaqabunga aphansi akhiwe emithini yesundu. Njengamanqe amaningi, insikazi ineqanda elilodwa, elizifukamela kuphela izinsuku ezingama-44. Inqe elincane lihlala esidlekeni izinsuku ezingaba ngu-90.
Umsoco wamanqe esundu.
Amanqe esundu adla kakhulu ngokudla kwemifino, nokuyinto engajwayelekile kakhulu phakathi kwezilwane ezinamaphiko. Inyama enamafutha yezithelo zesundu iwukudla okuthandwa izinyoni ezihlala lapho zikhula khona futhi kuyaqabukela kuvele ezindaweni lapho kungekho khona izihlahlana zemithi yesundu. Amanqe esundu asika izithelo ngomlomo wawo bese ezifaka esidladleni sokudla. Izilwane ezinamaphiko zisebenzisa indlela efanayo yokudla isisulu lapho zidla izidumbu. Babamba izinhlanzi phezu kwamanzi, izinkalankala, amaxoxo, izinyoni, izinambuzane ezingenamgogodla nezinye izilwane ezincane, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni lapho izintende ziyizitshalo ezingandile khona. Ngaphezu kwezithelo ze-raffia, amanqe esundu adla izithelo nezinhlamvu zezinye izitshalo, ezihlangana zibe ngama-65% wokudla.
Isimo sokongiwa kwenqe yesundu.
Amanqe esundu abhekwa yizizwe zakuleli zase-Afrika njengezinyoni ezingazilimazi izilwane ezingazilimazi izilwane ezifuywayo. Ngakho-ke, azidutshulwa njengezilwane ezinamaphiko. Kodwa-ke, kwezinye izingxenye ze-Afrika, amanqe esundu ayabhujiswa ngenxa yenyama yawo emnandi. Isizwe samaKru sibheka inyama yenqe yesundu njengesidlo esimnandi impela.
Inani lamanqe esundu liyakhula ezindaweni lapho kunanda khona amasimu esundu kawoyela. Kepha kulezi zindawo kunemikhawulo yokwakhiwa kwezinyoni ezidla inyama, njengoba isici sokuphazamiseka sikhula ngesikhathi sokuqoqwa kwezithelo. Noma kunjalo, ukunwetshwa kwamasimu esundu e-Angola naseZululand ngokwemvelo kubonakala ekwandeni kwenani lamanqe esundu, kepha okunye ukuncintisana kwezindawo zokwakha izidleke kuyaqina. Inqe yesundu akuyona inhlobo esengozini futhi akukho zindlela zokonga ezisetshenziswayo.
