Tongo

Tongo
Tongo kanga
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Passeriformes (Ndege kama shomoro) Familia ya juu: Passeroidea (Ndege kama shomoro) Familia: Estrildidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na mishigi) Bonaparte, 1850
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 5; spishi 43, 8 katika Afrika: Euodice Reichenbach, 1862 E. cantans (Gmelin, 1789) Heteromunia Mathews, 1913 Lepidopygia Reichenbach, 1862 L. nana (Pucheran, 1845) Lonchura Sykes, 1832 Mayrimunia Wolters, 1949 Padda Reichenbach, 1850 P. oryzivora (Linnaeus, 1758) Spermestes Swainson, 1837 S. bicolor (Fraser, 1843) S. cucullata Swainson, 1837 S. fringilloides (Lafresnaye, 1835) S. griseicapilla (

Tongo ni ndege wadogo wa jenasi mbalimbali katika familia Estrildidae ambao wanatokea Afrika na Asia. Wanafanana na mishigi lakini rangi zao ni nyeusi, kijivu, kahawia na nyeupe tu.

Hula mbegu hasa, lakini wadudu pia, hususa makinda.

Tago lao ni tufe la manyasi lenye mwingilio kwa kando. Jike huyataga mayai 2-7.

Spishi za Afrika

• Euodice cantans, Tongo Domo-fedha (African Silverbill)
• Lepidopygia nana, Tongo Bukini (Madagascar Mannikin)
• Spermestes bicolor, Tongo Rangi-mbili (Black-and-white Mannikin)
• Spermestes cucullata, Tongo Pofu (Bronze Mannikin)
• Spermestes fringilloides, Tongo Simba (Magpie Mannikin)
• Spermestes griseicapilla, Tongo Kichwa-kijivu (Grey-headed Silverbill)
• Spermestes nigriceps, Tongo Kanga (Red au Rufous-backed Mannikin)
• Padda oryzivora, Tongo Zawaridi (Java Sparrow) imewasilishwa

Spishi za Asia

• Euodice malabarica (Indian Silverbill)
• Heteromunia pectoralis (Pictorella Mannikin)
• Lonchura atricapilla (Chestnut au Black-headed Munia)
• Lonchura caniceps (Grey-headed Mannikin)
• Lonchura castaneothorax (Chestnut-breasted Mannikin)
• Lonchura ferruginosa (White-capped Munia)
• Lonchura flaviprymna (Yellow-rumped Mannikin)
• Lonchura forbesi (Forbes's Mannikin)
• Lonchura fuscans (Dusky Munia)
• Lonchura grandis (Great-billed Mannikin)
• Lonchura hunsteini (Hunstein's Mannikin)
• Lonchura kelaarti (Black-throated Munia)
• Lonchura leucogastra (White-bellied Munia)
• Lonchura leucogastroides (Javan Munia)
• Lonchura maja (White-headed Munia)
• Lonchura malacca (Tricoloured Munia)
• Lonchura melaena (Buff-bellied Mannikin)
• Lonchura molucca (Black-faced Munia)
• Lonchura montana (Western Alpine Mannikin)
• Lonchura monticola (Eastern Alpine Mannikin)
• Lonchura nevermanni (Grey-crowned Mannikin)
• Lonchura nigerrima (New Hanover Munia)
• Lonchura pallida (Pale-headed Munia)
• Lonchura pallidiventer (Cream-bellied Munia)
• Lonchura punctulata (Scaly-breasted Munia)
• Lonchura quinticolor (Five-coloured Munia)
• Lonchura spectabilis (Hooded Mannikin)
• Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia)
• Lonchura stygia (Black Mannikin)
• Lonchura teerinki (Black-breasted Mannikin)
• Lonchura vana (Grey-banded Mannikin)
• Mayrimunia leucosticta (White-spotted Mannikin)
• Mayrimunia tristissima (Streak-headed Mannikin)
• Padda fuscata (Timor Finch)

Picha

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  Tongo domo-fedha
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  Tongo bukini
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  Tongo rangi-mbili
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  Tongo pofu
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  Tongo simba
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  Tongo kichwa-kijivu
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  Zawaridi

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  Indian silverbill
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  Black-headed munia
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  Grey-headed munia
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  Chestnut-breasted munia
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  Dusky munia
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  Great-billed munia
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  Black-throated munia
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  Javan munia
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  White-headed munia
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  Tricoloured munia
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  Black-faced munia
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  Pale-headed munia
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  Scaly-breasted munia
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  Five-coloured munia
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  White-rumped munia