Detepwani (familia)

Detepwani
Detepwani
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Coraciiformes (Ndege kama viogajivu) Familia: Alcedinidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na midiria) Nusufamilia: Cerylinae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na kurea) Jenasi: Ceryle Boie, 1828 Chloroceryle Kaup, 1848 Megaceryle Kaup, 1848

Detepwani ni ndege wa nusufamilia Cerylinae katika familia Alcedinidae. Spishi kubwa zinaitwa mkumburu au zumbulu. Wanafanana na midiria lakini spishi nyingi ni wakubwa zaidi na zote zina kishungi. Kwa kweli baina ya spishi hizi kuna zile kubwa kabisa za familia hii, lakini American pygmy kingfisher ni mdogo sana. Takriban spishi zote zina rangi ya majani ya metali mgongoni na nyekundu kidarini, lakini detepwani wa kawaida ni mweusi na mweupe tu.

Detepwani hubobea katika kukamata samaki lakini hula gegereka, vyura na wadudu pia. Huchimba tundu katika ukingo wa mto ambalo ndani lake jike huyataga mayai 2-5.

Spishi za Afrika

• Ceryle rudis, Detepwani (Pied Kingfisher)
• Megaceryle maxima Mkumburu (Giant Kingfisher)

Spishi za mabara mengine

• Chloroceryle aenea (American Pygmy Kingfisher)
• Chloroceryle amazona (Amazon Kingfisher)
• Chloroceryle americana (Green Kingfisher)
• Chloroceryle inda (Green-and-rufous Kingfisher)
• Megaceryle alcyon (Belted Kingfisher)
• Megaceryle lugubris (Crested Kingfisher)
• Megaceryle torquata (Ringed Kingfisher)

Picha

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  Detepwani
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  Mkumburu

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  American pygmy kingfisher
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  Amazon kingfisher
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  Green kingfisher
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  Green-and-rufous kingfisher
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  Belted kingfisher
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  Crested kingfisher
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  Ringed kingfisher