Kitwitwi

Kitwitwi
Kitwitwi mkufu-mweusi
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Charadriiformes (Ndege kama vitwitwi) Familia: Charadriidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na vitwitwi) Nusufamilia: Charadriinae {Vitwitwi)
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 7: Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758 Elseyornis Mathews, 1914 Oreopholus Jardine & Selby, 1835 Phegornis G.R. Gray, 1846 Pluvialis Brisson, 1760

Vitwitwi ni ndege wa nusufamilia ya Charadriinae katika familia Charadriidae. Spishi hizi ni ndogo kuliko zile za nusufamilia ya Vanellinae. Huonekana sana kando ya maji, lakini spishi nyingine huonekana pia mbugani au mashambani. Hutaga mayai yao ardhini, mara nyingi kwa pwani ya mbwe au mahali pengine penye mbwe. Hula wadudu, gegereka na nyungunyungu.

Spishi za Afrika

• Charadrius alexandrinus, Kitwitwi Ukosi-mwekundu (Kentish Plover)
• Charadrius asiaticus, Kitwitwi Kidari-chekundu (Caspian Plover)
• Charadrius dubius, Kitwitwi Macho-njano (Little Ringed Plover)
• Charadrius forbesi, Kitwitwi wa Forbes (Forbes’s Plover)
• Charadrius hiaticula, Kitwitwi Mkufu-mweusi (Common Ringed Plover)
• Charadrius leschenaultii, Kitwitwi Mkia-mrefu (Greater Sand Plover)
• Charadrius marginatus, Kitwitwi Paji-jeupe (White-fronted Plover)
• Charadrius mongolus, Kitwitwi Koo-jeupe (Lesser Sand Plover)
• Charadrius morinellus, Kitwitwi Mchirizi-mweupe (Eurasian Dotterel)
• Charadrius pallidus, Kitwitwi Mkufu-mwekundu (Chestnut-banded Plover)
• Charadrius pecuarius, Kitwitwi Kipipi (Kittlitz’s Plover)
• Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Kitwitwi wa Santahelena (St. Helena Plover)
• Charadrius thoracicus, Kitwitwi wa Madagaska (Madagascar Plover)
• Charadrius tricollaris, Kitwitwi Mikufu-mitatu (Three-banded Plover)
• Pluvialis apricaria, Kitwitwi Dhahabu wa Ulaya (Eurasian Golden Plover)
• Pluvialis fulva, Kitwitwi Dhahabu wa Pasifiki (Pacific Golden Plover)
• Pluvialis squatarola, Kitwitwi Kijivu (Grey Plover or Black-bellied Plover)

Spishi za mabara mengine

• Charadrius alticola (Puna Plover)
• Charadrius asiaticus (Caspian Plover)
• Charadrius bicinctus (Double-banded Plover)
• Charadrius collaris (Collared Plover)
• Charadrius falklandicus (Two-banded Plover)
• Charadrius javanicus (Javan Plover)
• Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover)
• Charadrius modestus (Rufous-chested Plover)
• Charadrius montanus (Mountain Plover)
• Charadrius nivosus (Snowy Plover)
• Charadrius obscurus (New Zealand Dotterel or Red-breasted Plover)
• Charadrius peronii (Malaysian Plover)
• Charadrius placidus (Long-billed Plover)
• Charadrius ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover)
• Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover)
• Charadrius veredus (Oriental Plover)
• Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer)
• Charadrius wilsonia (Wilson's Plover)
• Elseyornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)
• Hoploxypterus cayanus (Pied Plover)
• Oreopholus ruficollis (Tawny-throated Dotterel)
• Phegornis mitchellii (Diademed Plover)
• Pluvialis dominica (American Golden Plover)
• Thinornis novaeseelandiae (Shore Dotterel)
• Thinornis rubricollis (Hooded Dotterel)

Picha

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  Kitwitwi ukosi-mwekundu
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  Kitwitwi macho-njano
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  Kitwitwi mkufu-mweusi
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  Kitwitwi kipipi
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  Kitwitwi wa Saint Helena
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  Kitwitwi dhahabu wa Ulaya
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  Kitwitwi dhahabu wa Pasifiki
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  Kitwitwi kijivu

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  Wrybill
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  Littel ringed plover
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  Piping plover
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  Mountain plover
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  Long-billed plover
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  Red-capped plover
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  Semipalmated plover
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  Killdeer
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  Wilson’s plover
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  Black-fronted dotterel
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  American golden plover
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  Hooded plover