Meleagris gallopavo
Imwe yemhando huru yemhuka , mhuka dzomusango dzinowanikwa chete muNorth America asi vakaroorana varo vanozivikanwa vanoziva munyika yose. Yakakurumbira pakuvhima kuti yakange yava pedyo nekuparara, kutarisira kwakanaka kune mhuka dzomusango dzinowedzera nhasi uye dzakatowedzera ruzivo rwemhiri kunze kwemiganhu yezvakaitika kare .
Zita Rinozivikanwa: Wild Turkey, Turkey, Gobbler
Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo
Scientific Family: Phasianidae
Kuonekwa uye Kuziva
Nzvimbo yekukara ndiyo shiri yakasiyana uye inozivikanwa pakarepo, uye kunyange vanhu vasiri nyoni vanogona kuona nyore shiri idzi dzinozivikanwa. Kuziva chikamu chakakosha pamarudzi acho, zvisinei, chinogona kubatsira vanoita shiri kuti vazive zvakawanda pamusoro pezvikara zvekukara uye kuti ungazviziva sei zvakakodzera.
- Bhiri : Pfupi uye yakasvibirira, yakasvibiswa nehope yeruvara ( snood ) pamusoro
- Kukura : 35-50 masendimita yakareba uye mapapiro makumi mashanu-masendimita, muviri wakazara wakakomba, marefu makumbo, refu mutsipa
- Colors : Pink, bhuruu, tsvuku, yakachena, yakasviba, buff, grey, yakasviba, iridescent
- Zviratidzo : Varume vanenge vasina musoro uye mutsipa wakafukidzwa nehombodo tsvuku. Mumuviri wose greyish-mutsvuku ane giraam inonzi iridescent mukunaka kwakanaka, nemucheno mutsvuku pamapapiro makuru . Iyo yakasiyana nemuswe wenzizi inosvibiswa uye yakasvibiswa yakavharwa nemapuranga emagetsi emhesi imwe neimwe yemaswe, uye varume vane nguva yakareba yemafupa mazamu masikati. Madzimai maduku ane mavara mashoma, mutsara muduku uye maduku emitsipa maduku. Madzimaiwo anowanzoshayikwa ne "ndebvu" mapepa, kunyange zvazvo ndebvu dziduku dziripo kune vamwe vakuru vakuru. Kune vose vakomana, makumbo netsoka zvakatsvuka uye maziso ari masikati. Zvichienderana nemafungiro evhiri uye manzwiro , musoro unogona kuchinja ruvara kubva kumuchena wakachena kana kuti pini kuti kuve kwakatsvuka kana kuti bhuruu. Nyeredzi dzinobhururuka dzakafanana nevanhu vakuru asi dzisinganzwisisiki zvishoma uye zvishoma zvishoma.
Zvokudya, Zvokudya uye Zvokushandisa
Nguruve dzenyika dzinodya zvokudya zvakasiyana-siyana , kusanganisira zvipembenene, matatya, lizards, michero, zviyo, mbeu uye nuts. Izvo shiri idzi dzinosanganisa dzinogona kupenya kuburikidza nemafuta pasi kuti dzive pachena zvokudya uye kubvisa zvokudya zvakananga pamiti yakasiyana.
Habitat uye Kutama
Hurkeys dzomusango dzinowanzowanikwa munyika yose yeEngland uye nechepakati peMexico asi inowanikwa munzvimbo dzakakwirira dzeMady Mountains uye munzvimbo dzerenje pamwe nechekuchamhembe kwakadziva kuMinnesota, North Dakota uye Montana.
Kakawanda, shiri idzi dzinowanzowanikwa kumativi ekumabvazuva kwezera ravo. Mafururu anoda kushanduka matanda uye nzvimbo dzekumaruwa nemiti inobereka mbeu uye shrubs. Nguruve dzenyika hadzisi kuenda kune dzimwe nyika , asi dzinogona kunge dzakasvibiswa, kunyanya munguva yechando, zvichienderana nekuwanikwa kwekudya kwekune imwe nzvimbo.
Vocalizations
Iko kunonyanya kushevedza kwekukara kwekukurumidza ndiyo "fastbble-gobble-gobble" vanhurume vanoshandisa munguva yekuchera kwegore. Mamwe mafonesi nevanhurume nevakadzi anosanganisira "cluck" uye "yelp" inonzwika kuratidza kufamba kana dendere manyevero.
Maitiro
Nguruve dzenyika dziri shiri dzinobata uye dzinogara mumasvikiro kusvika kumapoka makuru ane rimwe rinotakura mukomana "tom" uye kusvika kune makumi maviri kana kupfuura zvevakadzi "hens." Shiri dzinonzwa zvakanyanya uye dzinoona uye dzinofamba zvine simba. Vanorambidza zvishoma nezvishoma pasi asi vanogara mumiti usiku. Munguva yekuberekwa, varume vanononoka uye vanoratidza mheta yavo yakakura yemicherechedzo yemitambo yekudanana uye vanoshandisa maitiro akadaro gore rose kuti varatidze kutonga kana utsinye, kunyanya kana varume vakawanda vari pedyo.
Kubereka
Mhuka dzomusango dzinoita sendika uye dzichabatana nemiti yakawanda mugore rimwe chete. Mhuri dzinobata imwe yemana ma8 mazai 18 pagore mudendere revhu mune uswa hurefu kana pasi pokuvanza shitsva kana shando kwemazuva anenge 27.
Mazai aya akachena machena kana mutsvuku, uye anogona kuparadzaniswa nevhuvhu kana kuti tsvuku tsvuku pane imwe mugumo. Mushure mekuvhara, vakadzi vanotungamira shiri idzi dzitsva kuti dzidye uye shiri dzinobhururuka dzinodzidza kuzvigadzirira. Pakati peeshiri duku, vakadzi vanonzi jennies uye varume vanonzi jakes .
Kukwezva Nyuchi Turkeys
Nguruve dzenyika dzakawanda mhuka dzeshiri dzisinganyanyi kutya kubva kune dzakawanda. Vachakwevedzwa kumaruwa nemiti yemuaki uye brush shrub inogona kupa chivako chakachengeteka. Nyeredzi dzinogona kupa zviyo zvakakanganiswa uye zvimwe zviyo sezvokudya zvekuwedzera uye zvinogona kukwezva pedyo nemhuka dzomusango dzisina maturo dzinoshandiswa. Vagari veshiri vedare vanofanira kucherechedza, zvisinei, kuti zvikara zvekutuka zvinogona kuva zvechisimba uye zvine chido chikuru, uye hazvisi nguva dzose dzakagamuchirwa munzvimbo dzinogara vanhu. Vamwe vanotiwo vane mitemo inopesana kudyara musango turkeys nokuti zviito zvakadaro zvinogona kukonzera kushandiswa kwekutengesa kwemwaka.
Kuchengetedza
Hurkeys dzomusango hazviiti sekutyisidzirwa kana kuiswa pangozi, uye nguva dzakatemwa dzokuvhima dzakabatsira kubatsira kugadzikana kwevanhu munzvimbo dzakawanda. Mune dzimwe nzvimbo, zvikara zvekukara zvinoonekwa sechinhu chinokanganisa nokuti mapoka makuru anogona kukura uye shiri dzinogona kukuvadza pfuma sezvazvinodhaka. Mune mamiriro ezvinhu aya, zviremera zvinogona kutsvaga kutamisa kana kuvhara shiri sezvazvinoda. Munzvimbo dzavo dzomusango, kuchengetedza zvikafu zvekudya zvakakodzera uye nzvimbo dzekusimudza zvinokosha kuti rubatsiro rwekukurumidza ruzimbe rubudirire.
Nyeredzi dzakafanana
- Ocellated Turkey ( Meleagris ocellata )
- Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido )
- Blue Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus )
- Nheyo-Isingave Yakanyanyisa ( Phasianus colchicus )
- Indian Peafowl ( Pavo cristatus )