Yombeyombe

Yombeyombe au yombiyombi ni ndege wadogo wa familia mbalimbali. Spishi moja iko katika Ploceidae, moja katika Viduidae na 24 katika Fringillidae. Hawa ni ndege wanene yenye domo nene na rangi mbalimbali kama nyeusi, kahawia, njano na nyekundu kufuatana na spishi. Wanatokea misitu na maeneo mengine yenye miti au matete (yombeyombe wa kawaida). Hula mbegu lakini hulisha makinda yao wadudu. Yombeyombe wa kawaida hulifuma tago lake kwa majani ya manyasi katikati ya matete au mafunjo au pengine katika kichaka. Jike huyataga mayai 2-5. Yombeyombe wa Fringillidae hujenga tago lao kwa umbo wa kikombe katika panda ya mti na jike huyataga mayai 2-7. Tofauti na yombeyombe wengine yombeyombe manjano hajengi tago lake mwenyewe lakini jike huyataga mayai katika matago ya spishi nyingine, k.m. spishi za videnenda na magamaga.

Yombeyombe
Yombeyombe
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)
Ngazi za chini
Familia 3 na jenasi 8 zina yombeyombe (spishi 9 katika Afrika): Ploceidae Sundevall, 1836 Amblyospiza Sundevall, 1850 A. albifrons (Vigors, 1831 Viduidae Cabanis, 1841 Anomalospiza Shelley, 1901 A. imberbis (Cabanis, 1868) Fringillidae Leach, 1819 Bucanetes Lichtenstein, 1823 B. githagineus (Lichtenstein, 1823) Coccothraustes Brisson, 1760 C. coccothraustes (Linnaeus, 1758 Hesperiphona Bonaparte, 1850 Loxia Linnaeus, 1758 L. curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758 Neospiza Salvadori, 1903 N. concolor (Bocage, 1888) Pyrrhula Brisson, 1760 P. murina Godman, 1866 Rhynchostruthus Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 R. louisae Lort Phillips, 1897 R. socotranus Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881

Spishi za Afrika

Familia Ploceidae

• Amblyospiza albifrons, Yombeyombe (Grosbeak au Thick-billed Weaver)

Familia Viduidae

• Anomalospiza imberbis, Yombeyombe Manjano (Cuckoo-finch au Parasitic Weaver)

Familia Fringillidae

• Bucanetes githagineus, Yombeyombe Tarumbeta (Trumpeter Finch)
• Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Yombeyombe Mlacheri (Hawfinch)
• Loxia curvirostra, Yombeyombe Mwekundu (Red Crossbill)
• Neospiza concolor, Yombeyombe wa Sao Tome (São Tomé Grosbeak)
• Pyrrhula murina, Yombeyombe wa Azores (Azores Bullfinch)
• Rhynchostruthus louisae, Yombeyombe Somali (Somali Grosbeak)
• Rhynchostruthus socotranus, Yombeyombe wa Sokotra (Socotra Grosbeak)

Spishi za mabara mengine

Familia Fringillidae

• Bucanetes mongolicus (Mongolian Finch)
• Hesperiphona abeillei (Hooded Grosbeak)
• Hesperiphona vespertina (Evening Grosbeak)
• Loxia leucoptera (Two-barred Crossbill)
• Loxia megaplaga (Hispaniolan Crossbill)
• Loxia pytyopsittacus (Parrot Crossbill)
• Loxia scotica (Scottish Crossbill)
• Loxia sinesciuris (South Hills Crossbill)
• Pyrrhula aurantiaca (Orange Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula cineracea (Baikal Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula erythaca (Grey-headed Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula erythrocephala (Red-headed Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula griseiventris (Ussuri Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula leucogenis (White-cheeked Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula nipalensis (Brown Bullfinch)
• Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Eurasian Bullfinch)
• Rhynchostruthus percivali (Arabian Grossbeak)

Picha

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  Yombeyombe manjano
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  Yombeyombe tarumbeta
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  Yombeyombe mlacheri
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  Yombeyombe mwekundu
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  Yombeyombe wa Azores

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  Mongolian finch
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  Hooded grosbeak
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  Evening grosbeak
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  Two-barred crossbill
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  Parrot crossbill
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  Scottish crossbill
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  South Hills crossbill
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  Grey-headed bullfinch
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  Red-headed bullfinch
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  Brown bullfinch
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  Eurasian bullfinch