Kereng'ende (ndege)

Kereng'ende
Kereng'ende koo-njano (Pternistis leucoscepus)
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Galliformes (Ndege kama kuku) Familia: Phasianidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na kwale) Nusufamilia: Perdicinae (Ndege wanaofanana na sikipi) Jenasi: Pternistis Wagler, 1832
Ngazi za chini
Spishi 25: P. adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838) P. afer (Müller, 1766) P. ahantensis (Temminck, 1851) P. atrifrons (Conover, 1930) P. bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) P. camerunensis (Alexander, 1909) P. capensis (Gmelin, 1789) P. castaneicollis (Salvadori, 1888) P. clappertoni (Children, 1826) P. cranchii (Leach, 1818) P. erckelii (Rüppell, 1835) P. griseostriatus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890) P. hartlaubi (Bocage, 1869) P. harwoodi (Blundell & Lovat, 1899) P. hildebrandti (Cabanis, 1878) P. icterorhynchus (Heuglin, 1863) P. jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) P. leucoscepus (Gray, 1867) P. natalensis (A. Smith, 1834) P. nobilis (Reichenow, 1908) P. ochropectus (Dorst & Jouanin, 1952) P. rufopictus (Reichenow, 1887) P. schuetti (Cabanis, 1880) P. squamatus (Cassin, 1857) P. swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836) P. swierstrai (Roberts, 1929)

Kereng'ende ni ndege wa jenasi Pternistis katika familia Phasianidae. Huitwa kwale pia pamoja na spishi nyingine za nusufamilia Perdicinae. Kwa sababu jenasi hiyo inatambuliwa kuwa na nasaba mbali kidogo na jenasi zile nyingine, sasa jina kereng'ende linapendelewa.

Rangi yao ni kahawia au kijivu na wana michirizi au madoa. Ngozi ya koo na pande zote za macho ni kichele na ina rangi ya manjano, ya machungwa au nyekundu. Huonekana zaidi kuliko spishi nyingine za kwale. Chakula chao ni mbegu, wadudu na nyungunyungu. Hutaga mayai matatu hadi nane ardhini pengine juu ya manyasi makavu.

Spishi zote zinatokea Afrika.

Spishi

• Pternistis adspersus, Kereng'ende Domo-jekundu (Red-billed Spurfowl)
• Pternistis afer, Kereng'ende Koo-nyekundu (Red-necked Spurfowl)
• Pternistis ahantensis, Kereng'ende wa Ahanta (Ahanta Spurfowl)
• Pternistis atrifrons, Kereng'ende Paji-jekundu (Black-fronted Spurfowl)
• Pternistis bicalcaratus, Kereng'ende Vikwaru-viwili (Double-spurred Spurfowl)
• Pternistis camerunensis, Kereng'ende wa Kameruni (Mount Cameroon Spurfowl)
• Pternistis capensis, Kereng'ende Kusi (Cape Spurfowl)
• Pternistis castaneicollis, Kereng'ende Kisogo-chekundu (Chestnut-naped Spurfowl)
• Pternistis clappertoni, Kereng'ende wa Clapperton (Clapperton's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis cranchii, Kereng'ende wa Cranch (Cranch’s Spurfowl)
• Pternistis erckelii, Kereng'ende wa Erckel (Erckel's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis griseostriatus, Kereng'ende Michirizi-kijivu (Grey-striped Spurfowl)
• Pternistis hartlaubi, Kereng'ende wa Hartlaub (Hartlaub's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis harwoodi, Kereng'ende wa Harwood (Harwood's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis hildebrandti, Kereng'ende wa Hildebrandt (Hildebrandt's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis icterorhynchus, Kereng'ende wa Heuglin (Heuglin's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis jacksoni, Kereng'ende-milima (Jackson's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis leucoscepus, Kereng'ende Koo-njano (Yellow-necked Spurfowl)
• Pternistis natalensis, Kereng'ende wa Natal (Natal Spurfowl)
• Pternistis nobilis, Kereng'ende Mrembo (Handsome Spurfowl)
• Pternistis ochropectus, Kereng'ende wa Jibuti (Djibouti Spurfowl)
• Pternistis rufopictus, Kereng'ende Kidari-kijivu (Grey-breasted Spurfowl)
• Pternistis schuetti, Kereng'ende wa Schütt (Schuett’s Spurfowl)
• Pternistis squamatus, Kereng'ende Mabaka (Scaly Spurfowl)
• Pternistis swainsonii, Kereng'ende wa Swainson (Swainson's Spurfowl)
• Pternistis swierstrai, Kereng'ende wa Swierstra (Swierstra's Spurfowl)

Picha

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  Kereng'ende domo-jekundu
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  Kereng'ende shingo-nyekundu
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  Kereng'ende vikwaru-viwili
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  Kereng'ende kusi
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  Kereng'ende kisogo-chekundu
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  Kereng'ende wa Cranch
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  Kereng'ende wa Erckel
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  Kereng'ende wa Hartlaub
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  Kereng'ende wa Hildebrandt
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  Kereng'ende wa Heuglin
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  Kereng'ende-milima
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  Kereng'ende wa Natal
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  Kereng'ende mrembo
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  Kereng'ende kidari-kijivu
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  Kereng'ende mabaka
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  Kereng'ende wa Swainson