Vumatiti

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Vumatiti
Vumatiti mdogo
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Ciconiiformes (Ndege kama makorongo) Familia: Ardeidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na koikoi) Jenasi: Botaurus Stephens, 1819 Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828 Tigriornis Sharpe, 1895 Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827 Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882 Spishi: Angalia katiba

Vumatiti ni ndege wakubwa wa jenasi kadhaa (angalia sanduku ya uainishaji) katika familia ya Ardeidae wenye domo refu na nyembamba lakini shingo fupi kuliko spishi nyingine za familia hii. Hupinda shingo yao wakiruka angani. Ndege hawa wana rangi nyeupe, nyeusi na kahawia. Vumatiti hula samaki, amfibia na wadudu wa maji. Hizi ni spishi zinazojificha ndani ya uoto. Hujenga matago yao kwa matawi juu ya( miti au) matete. Hata matago yamefichika kwa kawaida.

[hariri] Spishi za Afrika

• Botaurus stellaris, Vumatiti Mkubwa (Great Bittern)
• Ixobrychus minutus, Vumatiti Mdogo (Little Bittern)
• Ixobrychus sturmii, Vumatiti Kibete (Dwarf Bittern)
• Tigriornis leucolopha, Vumatiti-msitu (White-crested Tiger Bittern)

[hariri] Spishi za mabara mengine

• Botaurus lentiginosus (American Bittern)
• Botaurus pinnatus (South American Bittern)
• Botaurus poiciloptilus (Australasian Bittern)
• Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Cinnamon Bittern)
• Ixobrychus eurhythmus (Schrenck's Bittern)
• Ixobrychus exilis (Least Bittern)
• Ixobrychus flavicollis (Black Bittern)
• Ixobrychus involucris (Stripe-backed Bittern)
• Ixobrychus sinensis (Yellow Bittern)
• Tigrisoma fasciatum (Fasciated Tiger Heron)
• Tigrisoma lineatum (Rufescent Tiger Heron)
• Tigrisoma mexicanum (Bare-throated Tiger Heron)
• Zonerodius heliosylus (New Guinea Tiger Heron)

[hariri] Picha

Vumatiti mkubwa

Vumatiti mdogo

American bittern	Australasian bittern	Least bittern	Yellow bittern
Fasciated tiger heron	Bare-throated tiger heron