Korongo (Ciconiidae)

Korongo hawa ni ndege wa familia ya Ciconiidae wenye domo refu na nene (korongo wa familia ya Gruidae wana domo fupi na jembamba zaidi). Wanaitwa kongoti pia, hususa korongo mfuko-shingo. Mabawa yao ni marefu sana, yale ya korongo mfuko-shingo yana m 3.2: marefu kuliko yale ya ndege wote ghairi ya tumbusi wa Andes (Andean condor).

Korongo
Korongo domo-njano
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Nusufaila: Vertebrata (Wanyama wenye uti wa mgongo) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Ciconiiformes (Ndege kama korongo) Familia: Ciconiidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na korongo) Gray, 1840
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 6 na spishi 19: Anastomus Bonnaterre, 1791 A. lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 A. oscitans (Boddaert, 1783 Ciconia Brisson, 1760 C. abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 C. boyciana Swinhoe, 1873 C. ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) C. episcopus (Boddaert, 1783) C. maguari (Gmelins, 1789) C. nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) C. stormi (Blasius, 1896) Ephippiorhynchus Bonaparte, 1855 E. asiaticus (latham, 1790 E. senegalensis (Shaw, 1800) Jabiru Hellmayr, 1906 J. mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819) Leptoptilos Lesson, 1831 L. crumenifer (Lesson, 1831) L. dubius (Gmelin, 1789) L. javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) Mycteria Linnaeus, 1758 M. americana Linnaeus, 1758 M. cinerea (Raffles, 1822) M. ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) M. leucocephala (Pennant, 1769)

Spishi nyingine huishi mahali pa majimaji nyingine mahali pakavu. Hula vyura, samaki, wadudu na nyungunyungu, hata ndege na wanyama wadogo. Korongo hawa hawawezi kutoa sauti. Lakini kwa tago hupiga kelele na domo yao.

Spishi wa Afrika

• Anastomus lamelligerus, Korongo Domo-wazi (African Openbill Stork)
  • Anastomus l. lamelligerus, Domo-wazi wa Afrika (African Openbill Stork)
  • Anastomus l. madagascariensis, Domo-wazi wa Madagaska (Madagascan Openbill Stork)
• Ciconia abdimii, Korongo Samawati (Abdim's Stork)
• Ciconia ciconia, Korongo Mweupe au Kuyu (White Stork)
• Ciconia episcopus, Korongo Shingo-sufu (Woolly-necked Stork)
  • Ciconia e. microscelis, Korongo Shingo-sufu wa Afrika (African Woolly-necked Stork)
• Ciconia nigra, Korongo Mweusi (Black Stork)
• Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Korongo Domo-ngazi (Saddle-billed Stork)
• Leptoptilos crumenifer, Korongo Mfuko-shingo, Kongoti au Marabu (Marabou Stork)
• Mycteria ibis, Korongo Domo-njano (Yellow-billed Stork)

Spishi wa mabara mengine

• Anastomus oscitans (Asian Openbill Stork)
• Ciconia boyciana (Oriental White Stork)
• Ciconia maguari (Maguari Stork)
• Ciconia stormi (Storm's Stork)
• Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Black-necked Stork)
• Jabiru mycteria (Jabiru)
• Leptoptilos dubius (Greater Adjutant)
• Leptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant)
• Mycteria americana (Wood Stork)
• Mycteria cinerea (Milky Stork)
• Mycteria leucocephala (Painted Stork)

Picha

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  Korongo domo-wazi
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  Korongo samawati
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  Korongo mweupe
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  Korongo shingo-sufu
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  Korongo mweusi
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  Korongo domo-ngazi
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  Korongo mfuko-shingo
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  Korongo domo-njano

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  Asian openbill stork
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  Oriental white stork
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  Maguari stork
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  Storm's stork
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  Black-necked stork
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  Jabiru
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  Greater adjutant
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  Lesser adjutant
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  Wood stork
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  Milky stork
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  Painted stork