Mlinzi (ndege)

Question: Kuna  Ngisi wa rangi ngapi?


Walinzi ni ndege wa bahari wa familia Procellariidae. Spishi za jenasi Macronectes huitwa Kwazi-bahari pia. Walinzi wanafanana na albatrosi. Kwa hivyo rangi zao zinatofautiana kutoka nyeupe kabisa kupitia nyeupe na kijivu au kahawia mpaka mwili wote mweusi. Wana domo kubwa lenye ncha kwa umbo la kulabu, lakini mirija miwili ya pua iungana juu ya domo; ile ya albatrosi haiungani.
Kama albatrosi, walinzi huenda mbali sana wakiruka angani na spishi nyingi zinaweza kuzunguka dunia. Hawapigi mabawa sana baada ya kuruka, lakini wananyiririka kwa mabawa yaliyonyooshwa. Huwakamata ngisi, samaki na gegereka na hula takataka ya uvuvi na mizoga pia. Spishi za Puffinus na Calonectris huzamia ili kuyakamata mawindo na wanaweza kufika zaidi ya mita 50 chini ya maji. Spishi nyingine huyakamata mawindo kijuujuu. Spishi kadhaa za Pachyptila huchuja maji kwa domo pana lao ili kupata zooplanktoni.
Kwa kawaida malinzi huyatengeneza matago yao kwa visiwa vya mbali visipokaa watu wala mamalia wengine. Spishi nyingi huyatembelea makoloni yao usiku kuzuia shakwe-waporaji. Jike hulitaga yai moja tu kwa kawaida ndani ya kishimo.
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Aphrodroma (=Lugensa) brevirostris, Mlinzi wa Kerguelen (Kerguelen Petrel)
Ardenna carneipes, Mlinzi Miguu-rangipinki (Flesh-footed Shearwater)
Ardenna gravis, Mlinzi Mkubwa (Great Shearwater)
Ardenna grisea, Mlinzi Kijivucheusi (Sooty Shearwater)
Ardenna pacifica, Mlinzi Mkia-kabari (Wedge-tailed Shearwater)
Bulweria bifax, Mlinzi Mdogo wa St Helena (Olsen's Petrel) imekwisha sasa (karne ya 16)
Bulweria bulwerii, Mlinzi wa Bulwer (Bulwer’s Petrel)
Bulweria fallax, Mlinzi wa Jouanin (Jouanin’s Petrel)
Calonectris borealis, Mlinzi wa Cory (Cory’s Shearwater)
Calonectris diomedea, Mlinzi wa Scopoli (Scopoli’s Shearwater)
Calonectris edwardsii, Mlinzi wa Kaboverde (Cape Verde Shearwater)
Daption capense, Mlinzi Kichwa-cheusi (Cape Petrel)
Fulmarus glacialoides, Mlinzi Rangi-fedha (Southern Fulmar)
Halobaena caerulea, Mlinzi Buluu (Blue Petrel)
Macronectes giganteus, Mlinzi Mkuu au Kwazi-bahari Kusi (Southern Giant Petrel)
Macronectes halli, Mlinzi wa Hall au Kwazi-bahari Kaskazi (Northern Giant Petrel)
Pachyptila belcheri, Mlinzi Domo-jembamba (Slender-billed Prion)
Pachyptila desolata, Mlinzi wa Kisiwa Desolation (Antarctic Prion)
Pachyptila turtur, Mlinzi Hua (Fairy Prion)
Pachyptila vittata, Mlinzi Domo-pana (Broad-billed Prion)
Pagodroma nivea, Mlinzi Mweupe (Snow Petrel)
Pelecanoides georgicus, Mlinzi Mzamaji wa Georgia Kusini (South Georgia Diving Petrel)
Pelecanoides urinatrix, Mlinzi Mzamaji Mdogo (Common Diving Petrel)
Procellaria aequinoctialis, Mlinzi Kidevu-cheupe (White-chinned Petrel)
Procellaria cinerea, Mlinzi Kijivu (Grey Petrel)
Pseudobulweria aterrima, Mlinzi wa Reunion (Mascarene Petrel)
Pseudobulweria rupinarum, Mlinzi wa St. Helena (St. Helena Petrel) imekwisha sasa (karne ya 20)
Pterodroma baraui, Mlinzi wa Barau (Barau’s Petrel)
Pterodroma deserta, Mlinzi wa Desertas (Desertas Petrel)
Pterodroma feae, Mlinzi wa Fea (Fea’s Petrel)
Pterodroma heraldica, Mlinzi Mtabiri (Herald Petrel)
Pterodroma incerta, Mlinzi wa Schlegel (Atlantic Petrel)
Pterodroma lessonii, Mlinzi Kichwa-cheupe (White-headed Petrel)
Pterodroma macroptera, Mlinzi Uso-kijivu (Great-winged Petrel)
Pterodroma madeira, Mlinzi wa Madeira (Zino’s Petrel)
Pterodroma mollis, Mlinzi Manyoya-mororo (Soft-plumaged Petrel)
Puffinus assimilis, Mlinzi Mdogo (Little Shearwater)
Puffinus bailloni, Mlinzi wa Baillon (Tropical Shearwater)
Puffinus baroli, Mlinzi wa Barolo (Barolo Shearwater)
Puffinus boydi, Mlinzi wa Boyd (Boyd's Shearwater)
Puffinus mauretanicus, Mlinzi wa Baleari (Balearic Shearwater)
Puffinus persicus, Mlinzi wa Uajemi (Persian Shearwater)
Puffinus puffinus, Mlinzi wa Uingereza (Manx Shearwater)
Puffinus yelkouan, Mlinzi wa Yelkouan (Yelkouan Shearwater)
Thalassoica antarctica, Mlinzi wa Antakitiki (Antarctic Petrel)
Spishi za mabara mengine
Ardenna bulleri (Buller's Shearwater)
Ardenna creatopus (Pink-footed shearwater)
Ardenna tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater)
Calonectris leucomelas (Streaked Shearwater)
Fulmarus glacialis (Northern Fulmar)
Pachyptila crassirostris (Fulmar Prion)
Pachyptila salvini (Salvin’s Prion)
Pelecanoides garnotii (Peruvian Diving Petrel)
Pelecanoides magellani (Magellan Diving Petrel)
Procellaria conspicillata (Spectacled Petrel)
Procellaria parkinsoni (Black Petrel)
Procellaria westlandica (Westland Petrel)
Pseudobulweria becki (Beck's Petrel)
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi (Fiji Petrel)
Pseudobulweria rostrata (Tahiti Petrel)
Pterodroma alba (Phoenix Petrel)
Pterodroma arminjoniana (Trindade Petrel)
Pterodroma atrata (Henderson Petrel)
Pterodroma axillaris (Chatham Petrel)
Pterodroma brevipes (Collared Petrel)
Pterodroma cahow (Bermuda Petrel)
Pterodroma caribbaea (Jamaica Petrel) labda imekwisha sasa
Pterodroma cervicalis (White-necked Petrel)
Pterodorma cookii (Cook's Petrel)
Pterodorma defilippiana (De Filippi’s Petrel)
Pterodroma externa (Juan Fernandez Petrel)
Pterodroma hasitata (Black-capped Petrel)
Pterodroma hypoleuca (Bonin Petrel)
Pterodroma inexpectata (Mottled Petrel)
Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould's Petrel)
Pterodroma cf. leucoptera (Mangareva Petrel) labda imekwisha sasa
Pterodroma longirostris (Stejneger's Petrel)
Pterodorma magentae (Magenta Petrel)
Pterodroma neglecta (Kermadec Petrel)
Pterodroma nigripennis (Black-winged Petrel)
Pterodroma occulta (Vanuatu Petrel)
Pterodroma phaeopygia (Galapagos Petrel)
Pterodroma pycrofti (Pycroft's Petrel)
Pterodroma sandwichensis (Hawaiian Petrel)
Pterodroma solandri (Providence Petrel)
Pterodroma ultima (Murphy's Petrel)
Puffinus auricularis (Townsend's Shearwater)
Puffinus bannermani (Bannerman's Shearwater)
Puffinus gavia (Fluttering Shearwater)
Puffinus heinrothi (Heinroth's Shearwater)
Puffinus huttoni (Hutton's Shearwater)
Puffinus lherminieri (Audubon’s Shearwater)
Puffinus nativitatis Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus newelli (Newell's Shearwater)
Puffinus opisthomelas (Black-vented Shearwater)
Puffinus parvus (Bermuda Shearwater) imekwisha sasa (karne ya 16)
Puffinus subalaris (Galápagos Shearwater)
Picha

Mlinzi wa Bulwer
Mlinzi wa Jouanin
Mlinzi wa Cory
Mlinzi wa Scopoli
Mlinzi kichwa-cheusi
Mlinzi rangi-fedha
Mlinzi buluu
Kwazi-bahari kusi
Kwazi-bahari kaskazi
Mlinzi domo-jembamba
Mlinzi wa Kisiwa Desolation
Mlinzi hua
Mlinzi domo-pana
Mlinzi mweupe
Mlinzi kidevu-cheupe
Mlinzi kijivu
Mlinzi wa Reunion
Mlinzi wa Barau
Mlinzi kichwa-cheupe
Mlinzi uso-kijivu
Mlinzi manyoya-mororo
Mlinzi wa Baillon
Mlinzi miguu-rangipinki
Mlinzi mkubwa
Mlinzi kijivucheusi
Mlinzi tumbo-jeupe
Mlinzi wa Baleari
Mlinzi mkia-kabari
Mlinzi wa Uingereza
Mlinzi wa Yelkouan
Mlinzi wa Antakitiki


Streaked shearwater
Northern fulmar
Salvin's prion
Peruvian diving petrel
Black petrel
Westland petrel
Tahiti petrel
Bermuda petrel
Cook’s petrel
Black-capped petrel
Bonin petrel
Mottled petrel
Magenta petrel
Kermadec petrel
Black-winged petrel
Buller’s shearwater
Fluttering shearwater
Hutton's shearwater
Christmas shearwater
Short-tailed shearwater

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