Kwenzi

Kwenzi au kuzi ni ndege wadogo kiasi wa familia Sturnidae. Spishi nyingine zinaitwa kizole au nyangala. Wanatokea Ulaya, Afrika, Asia na Australia. Baadhi ya spishi zimewasilishwa katika Amerika ya Kaskazini, Nyuzilandi na Afrika. Wanapenda kuwa kwa makundi. Spishi nyingi zina rangi ya buluu, pengine pamoja na rangi kali kama nyekundu, machungwa na njano; spishi nyingine ni nyeusi, kijivu au kahawia, pengine pamoja na nyeupe, njano, nyekundu au pinki. Sauti yao ina utata na huiga sauti za mazingira, kama ndege wengine, kamsa za magari na hata msemo wa binadamu. Ndege hawa hula wadudu na matunda hasa, lakini hula nusra kila kitu. Takriban spishi zote hulijenga tago lao katika tundu. Jike huyataga mayai 2-6 meupe au buluu.

Kwenzi
Kwenzi maridadi
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: Muscicapoidea (Ndege kama shore) Familia: Sturnidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na kwenzi) Rafinesque, 1815 Spishi: Angalia katiba
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 33: Acridotheres Vieillot, 1816 Agropsar Oates, 1889 Ampeliceps Blyth, 1842 Aplonis Gould, 1836 Basilornis Bonaparte, 1850 Cinnyricinclus Lesson, 1840 Creatophora Lesson, 1847 Enodes Temminck, 1839 Fregilupus Lesson, 1831 Gracula Linnaeus, 1758 Gracupica Lesson, 1831 Grafisia Bates, 1926 Hartlaubius Bonaparte, 1853 Hylopsar Boetticher, 1941 Lamprotornis Temminck, 1820 Leucopsar Stresemann, 1912 Mino Lesson, 1827 Necropsar Slater, 1879 Neocichla Sharpe, 1876 Notopholia Roberts, 1922 Onychognathus Hartlaub, 1849 Pastor Temminck, 1815 Poeoptera Bonaparte, 1854 Rhabdornis Reichenbach, 1853 Sarcops Walden, 1875 Saroglossa Hodgson, 1844 Scissirostrum Lafresnaye, 1845 Speculipastor Reichenow, 1879 Spodiopsar Sharpe, 1889 Streptocitta Bonaparte, 1850 Sturnia Lesson, 1837 Sturnornis Legge, 1879 Sturnus Linnaeus, 1758

Spishi za Afrika

• Acridotheres tristis, Kwenzi wa Uhindi (Common Myna) imewasilishwa katika Afrika Kusini
• Cinnyricinclus leucogaster, Kwenzi Mgongo-zambarau (Violet-backed Starling)
• Creatophora cinerea, Kwenzi Dehe (Wattled Starling)
• Fregilupus varius, Kwenzi Ushungi (Hoopoe Starling, Huppe, Crested Starling au Réunion Starling) imekwisha sasa (kati ya karne ya 19)
• Grafisia torquata, Kwenzi Mkufu-mweupe (White-collared Starling)
• Hartlaubius auratus, Kwenzi wa Madagaska (Madagascar Starling)
• Hylopsar cupreocauda, Kuzi Mkia-shaba (Copper-tailed Starling)
• Hylopsar purpureiceps, Kuzi Kichwa-zambarau (Purple-headed Starling)
• Lamprotornis acuticaudus, Kuzi Mkia-mshale (Sharp-tailed Starling)
• Lamprotornis albicapillus, Kwenzi Utosi-mweupe (White-crowned Starling)
• Lamprotornis australis, Kuzi wa Burchell (Burchell's Starling)
• Lamprotornis bicolor, Kwenzi Tumbo-jeupe (Pied Starling)
• Lamprotornis caudatus, Kuzi Mkia-mrefu (Long-tailed Glossy Starling)
• Lamprotornis chalcurus, Kuzi Mkia-bronzi (Bronze-tailed Starling)
• Lamprotornis chalybaeus, Kuzi Macho-njano (Greater Blue-eared Starling)
• Lamprotornis chloropterus, Kuzi Mabawa-kijani (Lesser Blue-eared Starling)
• Lamprotornis elisabeth, Kuzi-miyombo (Miombo Blue-eared Starling)
• Lamprotornis fischeri, Kwenzi Mweupe (Fischer's Starling)
• Lamprotornis hildebrandti, Kwenzi-jangwa (Hildebrandt's Starling)
• Lamprotornis iris, Kuzi Kijani (Emerald au Iris Glossy Starling)
• Lamprotornis mevesii, Kuzi wa Meves (Meves's Starling)
• Lamprotornis nitens, Kuzi Mabega-mekundu (Cape Glossy Starling au Cape Starling)
• Lamprotornis ornatus, Kuzi wa Principe (Príncipe Starling)
• Lamprotornis pulcher, Kwenzi Tumbo-kahawiachekundu (Chestnut-bellied Starling)
• Lamprotornis purpureus, Kuzi Zambarau (Purple Glossy Starling)
• Lamprotornis purpuropterus, Kuzi wa Rüppell (Rüppell's Long-tailed Starling au Rüppell's Starling)
• Lamprotornis regius, Kuzi Kidari-dhahabu (Golden-breasted Starling)
• Lamprotornis shelleyi, Kwenzi Macho-machungwa (Shelley's Starling)
• Lamprotornis splendidus, Kuzi Mzuri (Splendid Glossy Starling)
• Lamprotornis superbus, Kwenzi Maridadi (Superb Starling)
• Lamprotornis unicolor, Kuzi Kijivu (Ashy Starling)
• Necropsar rodericanus, Kwenzi wa Rodrigues (Rodrigues Starling) imekwisha sasa (kati ya 1740 na 1750)
• Neocichla gutturalis, Kwenzi Mpayupayu (Babbling Starling)
• Notopholia corrusca, Nyangala (Black-bellied Glossy Starling)
  • Notopholia c. vaughani, Nyangala wa Pemba (Pemba Glossy Starling)
• Onychognathus albirostris, Kizole Domo-jeupe (White-billed Starling)
• Onychognathus blythii, Kizole Somali (Somali Starling)
• Onychognathus frater, Kizole wa Sokotra (Socotra Starling)
• Onychognathus fulgidus, Kizole Mabawa-kahawia (Chestnut-winged Starling)
• Onychognathus morio, Kizole Mabawa-mekundu (Red-winged Starling)
• Onychognathus nabouroup, Kizole wa Naburupi (Pale-winged Starling)
• Onychognathus neumanni, Kizole wa Neumann (Neumann's Starling)
• Onychognathus salvadorii, Kizole Utosi-mahameli (Bristle-crowned Starling)
• Onychognathus tenuirostris, Kizole Domo-jembamba (Slender-billed Starling)
• Onychognathus tristramii, Kizole-jabali (Tristram's Starling)
• Onychognathus walleri, Kizole wa Waller (Waller's Starling)
• Poeoptera femoralis, Kwenzi Kichwa-cheusi (Abbott's Starling)
• Poeoptera kenricki, Kwenzi wa Kenrick (Kenrick's Starling)
• Poeoptera lugubris, Kwenzi Mkia-mwembamba (Narrow-tailed Starling)
• Poeoptera sharpii, Kwenzi Koo-jeupe (Sharpe's Starling)
• Poeoptera stuhlmanni, Kwenzi Kichwa-buluu (Stuhlmann's Starling)
• Speculipastor bicolor, Kwenzi Rangi-mbili (Magpie Starling)
• Sturnus unicolor, Kwenzi Mweusi (Spotless Starling)
• Sturnus vulgaris, Kwenzi wa Ulaya (European au Common Starling) imewasilishwa katika Afrika Kusini

Spishi za mabara mengine

• Acridotheres albocinctus (Collared Myna)
• Acridotheres burmannicus (Vinous-breasted Starling)
• Acridotheres cinereus (Pale-bellied Myna)
• Acridotheres cristatellus (Crested Myna)
• Acridotheres fuscus (Jungle Myna)
• Acridotheres ginginianus (Bank Myna)
• Acridotheres grandis (Great au White-vented Myna)
• Acridotheres javanicus (Javan Myna)
• Acridotheres melanopterus (Black-winged Starling)
• Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna)
• Agropsar philippensis (Chestnut-cheeked Starling)
• Agropsar sturninus (Purple-backed Starling au Daurian starling)
• Ampeliceps coronatus (Golden-crested Myna)
• Aplonis atrifusca (Samoan Starling)
• Aplonis brunneicapillus (White-eyed Starling)
• Aplonis cantoroides (Singing Starling)
• Aplonis cinerascens (Rarotonga Starling)
• Aplonis circumscripta (Violet-hooded Starling)
• Aplonis corvina (Kosrae Starling) imekwisha sasa (kati ya karne ya 19)
• Aplonis crassa (Tanimbar Starling)
• Aplonis dichroa (Makira au San Cristobal Starling)
• Aplonis feadensis (Atoll Starling)
• Aplonis fusca (Tasman Starling) imekwisha sasa (mnamo 1923)
  • Aplonis f. fusca (Norfolk Starling) imekwisha sasa (mnamo 1923)
  • Aplonis f. hulliana (Lord Howe Starling) imekwisha sasa (mnamo 1919)
• Aplonis grandis (Brown-winged Starling)
• Aplonis insularis (Rennell Starling)
• Aplonis magna (Long-tailed Starling)
• Aplonis mavornata (Mauke au Mysterious Starling) imekwisha sasa (kati ya karne ya 19)
• Aplonis metallica (Metallic Starling)
• Aplonis minor (Short-tailed Starling)
• Aplonis mysolensis (Moluccan Starling)
• Aplonis mystacea (Yellow-eyed Starling)
• Aplonis opaca (Micronesian Starling)
• Aplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling)
• Aplonis pelzelni (Pohnpei Starling) labda imekwisha sasa (mnamo 2000)
• Aplonis santovestris (Mountain Starling)
• Aplonis striata (Striated Starling)
• Aplonis tabuensis (Polynesian Starling)
• Aplonis ulietensis (Bay Starling) imekwisha sasa (kati ya 1774 na 1850) – zamani ilifikiriwa kuwa ni mkesha
• Aplonis zelandica (Rusty-winged Starling)
• Basilornis celebensis (Sulawesi Myna)
• Basilornis corythaix (Long-crested Myna)
• Basilornis galeatus (Helmeted Myna)
• Basilornis mirandus (Apo Myna)
• Enodes erythrophris (Fiery-browed Myna)
• Gracula enganensis (Enggano Hill Myna)
• Gracula indica (Southern Hill Myna)
• Gracula ptilogenys (Sri Lanka Hill Myna)
• Gracula religiosa (Common Hill Myna)
• Gracula robusta (Nias Hill Myna)
• Gracupica contra (Asian Pied Starling)
• Gracupica nigricollis (Black-collared Starling)
• Leucopsar rothschildi (Bali Starling, Rothschild’s Mynah, Bali Myna au Bali Mynah)
• Mino anais (Golden Myna)
• Mino dumontii (Yellow-faced Myna)
• Mino kreffti (Long-tailed Myna)
• Pastor roseus (Rosy Starling)
• Rhabdornis grandis (Grand Rhabdornis)
• Rhabdornis inornatus (Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis)
• Rhabdornis mystacalis (Stripe-headed Rhabdornis)
• Sarcops calvus (Coleto)
• Saroglossa spiloptera (Spot-winged Starling)
• Scissirostrum dubium (Grosbeak Starling, Grosbeak Myna, Finch-billed Myna au Scissor-billed Starling)
• Spodiopsar cineraceus (White-cheeked Starling)
• Spodiopsar sericeus (Red-billed Starling)
• Streptocitta albertinae (Bare-eyed Myna)
• Streptocitta albicollis (White-necked Myna)
• Sturnia blythii (Malabar Starling)
• Sturnia erythropygia (White-headed Starling)
• Sturnia malabarica (Chestnut-tailed Starling)
• Sturnia pagodarum (Brahminy Starling)
• Sturnia sinensis (White-shouldered Starling)
• Sturnornis albofrontatus (White-faced Starling)

Spishi za kabla ya historia

• Aplonis diluvialis (Huahine Starling) (Mwisho wa Quaternary)
• Aplonis sp. undescr. (Erromango Starling) (Mwisho wa Quaternary)

Picha

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  Kwenzi wa Uhindi
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  Kwenzi mgongo-zambarau
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  Kwenzi dehe
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  Kwenzi ushungi
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  Kwenzi mkufu-mweupe
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  Kwenzi kichwa-zambarau
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  Kuzi mkia-mshale
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  Kwenzi utosi-mweupe
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  Kuzi wa Burchell
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  Kwenzi tumbo-jeupe
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  Kuzi mkia-mrefu
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  Kuzi mkia-bronzi
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  Kuzi macho-njano
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  Kuzi mabawa-kijani
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  Kwenzi mweupe
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  Kwenzi-jangwa
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  Kuzi kijani
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  Kuzi wa Meves
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  Kuzi mabega-mekundu
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  Kuzi tumbo-kahawiachekundu
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  Kuzi zambarau
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  Kuzi wa Rüppell
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  Kuzi kidari-dhahabu
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  Kwenzi macho-machungwa
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  Kuzi mzuri
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  Kuzi kijivu
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  Nyangala
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  Kizole wa Sokotra
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  Kizole mabawa-mekundu
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  Kizole wa Naburupi
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  Kizole utosi-mahameli
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  Kizole domo-jembamba
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  Kizole-jabali
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  Kwenzi kichwa-cheusi
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  Kwenzi rangi-mbili
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  Kwenzi mweusi
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  Kwenzi wa Ulaya

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  Crested myna
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  Jungle myno
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  Bank myna
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  Javan myna
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  Common myna
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  Golden-crowned myna
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  Long-tailed starling
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  Metallic starling
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  Micronesian starling
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  Asian glossy starling
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  Polynesian starling
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  Apo myna
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  Sri Lanka myna
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  Common hill myna
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  Bali myna
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  Golden myna
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  Yellow-faced myna
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  Coleto
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  Grosbeak starling
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  White-necked myna
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  Chestnut-tailed starling
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  Brahminy starling
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  Chestnut-cheeked starling
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  White-shouldered starling
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  Purlpe-backed starling
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  White-faced starling
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  Vinous-breasted starling
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  White-cheeked starling
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  Asian pied starling
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  Black-winged starling
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  Black-collared starling
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  Rosy starling
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  Red-billed starling