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Mndandanda wa viyuni vyamu Malaŵi

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Nombo ya ku Africa iyo yikusangika pafupi na milonga na nyanja

Uwu ni mdauko wa viyuni ivyo vikusangika mu Malaŵi. Viyuni vya ku Malawi vili na mitundu 683, ndipo mitundu yiŵiri ya viyuni ivi ŵanthu ndiwo ŵali kwiza navyo.

Pa ndondomeko iyi, mazina gha viyuni (mazina na ndondomeko ya viyuni, mbumba na vyamoyo) na mazina (mazina ghakumanyikwa na gha sayansi) ghakulondezga ndondomeko ya The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. Nkhani za mbumba izo zili pakwamba pa mutu uliwose zikuyowoya za ndondomeko iyi, kweniso za mitundu ya vinyama iyo yili pa mutu uliwose. Viyuni ivyo vikusangika mu vyaru vinyake na ivyo vikusangika mwangozi vikusangika mu chiŵelengero chose cha vyamoyo vya ku Malawi.

Viyuni vyakupambanapambana vili kulembeka mu vigaŵa ivi. Viyuni ivyo vikukhala mu malo agha ni vyekha yayi.

  • (A) Accidental - Mtundu uwo ukusangika bweka yayi ku Malawi
  • (E) Endemic -Mtundu wa viyuni ivyo vikukhala mu Malaŵi
  • (I) Introduced - Mtundu uwo wiza ku Malawi chifukwa cha ivyo ŵanthu ŵakuchita, mwakudunjika panji mwambura kudunjika
  • (Ex) Extirpated - Mtundu uwo uli ku Malawi yayi nangauli ulipo kunyake


Viyuni vya mu maji

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Kaŵeruŵeru wakuchemeka whistling-duck, kaŵeruŵeru ako kakusangika comene mu Malawi

Vinyama ivi ni viyuni vya mu maji nga ni viyuni vya mu nyanja. Viyuni ivi vikukhala mu maji chifukwa vili na malundi ghakututuŵa, matama ghakututuŵa, na nthenga zakutowa.

Nkhanga

Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae

Helmeted guineafowl, domesticated in many areas

Viyuni ivi vikuyana waka na viyuni vya mu Africa ivyo vikurya mbuto na kuzenga vivwimbo.

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

Red-necked spurfowl, the most common francolin in Malawi

Viyuni vya mu mbumba ya Phasianidae ni viyuni vya pa caru capasi ivyo vikusazgapo viyuni vya viyuni vya viyuni vya mu nkhorongo, viyuni vya mu nkhorongo, viyuni vya mu nkhorongo, viyuni vya mu nkhorongo. Kanandi vikupambana ukuru ndipo vili na mapapindo ghatali.

Nyalikoma

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Greater flamingo, a regular migrant to Lake Chilwa and other wetlands

Viyuni ivi ni vyamoyo ivyo vikukhala pamoza, ndipo kanandi vikuŵa na utali wa mamita 0.9 m'paka 1.5 ndipo vikusangika ku Western na Eastern Hemispheres. Viyuni ivi vikurya visomba na visomba vinyake. Viwuno vyawo vyakupambanapambana vili kupangika makora kuti vipature mathipa ku vyakurya ivyo ŵakurya.

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Little grebe, widespread on small bodies of water

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichoko na vikuruvikuru. Ŵali na minwe ya ku malundi ndipo ŵakumanya chomene kuskamba. Kweni malundi ghawo ghali kumanyuma chomene, ntheura ŵakukhala makora yayi pa mtunda.

Njiwa na nkhunda

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Laughing dove, widespread in drier regions and increasing in number

Nkhunda na njiwa ni viyuni vikuruvikuru ivyo vili na singo zifupi na matama ghafupi.

Sandgrouse

Order: Pterocliformes   Family: Pteroclidae

Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.

Bustards

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

Turacos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Musophagidae

Livingstone's turaco, common in forest and woodland in the south-east

The turacos, plantain eaters and go-away-birds make up the bird family Musophagidae. They are medium-sized arboreal birds. The turacos and plantain eaters are brightly coloured, usually in blue, green or purple. The go-away birds are mostly grey and white.

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

Pied cuckoo, a migrant from other parts of Africa and perhaps also from Asia

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Nightjars and allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Swifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

African palm-swift, common around palms in lowland areas

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Flufftails

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Sarothruridae

The flufftails are a small family of ground-dwelling birds found only in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa.

Rails, gallinules and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Corn crake, a declining migrant from Eurasia

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Finfoots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Heliornithidae

Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Wattled crane, now very rare

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

Spotted thick-knee, a scarce and little-known nocturnal bird

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

Wattled lapwing, locally fairly common in short, moist grassland

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Painted-snipes

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Greater painted-snipe, a difficult-to-see bird of marshes and the edges of water

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.

Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

African jacana, very common in well-vegetated wetlands

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Common sandpiper, a very common Eurasian migrant
Ruff, a widespread migrant to wetlands and grassland

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Collared pratincole, a colonial nester of grassland and wetlands

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Gray-hooded gull, a resident of larger lakes and rivers
Whiskered tern, frequent at Lake Chilwa where there is a breeding colony
African skimmer, breeds along the River Shire

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Yellow-billed stork, a widespread and dispersive bird of wetlands

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Anhingas

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

African darter, a local resident of lakes and rivers

Anhingas or darters are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

Cormorants and shags

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pink-backed pelican, there are several breeding colonies in the south of the country.

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Hamerkop

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Scopidae

Hamerkop, a common resident

The hamerkop is a medium-sized bird with a long shaggy crest. The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name. Its plumage is drab-brown all over.

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

Goliath heron, a shy resident of large bodies of water

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Secretarybird

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Sagittariidae

The secretarybird is a bird of prey in the order Accipitriformes but is easily distinguished from other raptors by its long crane-like legs.

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

Osprey, a migrant from the Northern Hemisphere

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Yellow-billed kite, the breeding form of the black kite
Lizard buzzard, common in woodland throughout Malawi
Wahlberg's eagle, a breeding migrant present from August to April

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Barn-owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn owl, often around farms and villages

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Spotted eagle-owl, common in many habitats

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Mousebirds

Order: Coliiformes   Family: Coliidae

Speckled mousebird, a sociable bird which often visits gardens

The mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers and very long thin tails. They are arboreal and scurry through the leaves like rodents in search of berries, fruit and buds. They are acrobatic and can feed upside down. All species have strong claws and reversible outer toes. They also have crests and stubby bills.

Trogons

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae

Bar-tailed trogon, resident in highland rainforests

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

Hoopoes

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Woodhoopoes and scimitarbills

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Phoeniculidae

Common scimitar-bill, a widespread resident in woodland

The woodhoopoes are related to the kingfishers, rollers and hoopoes. They most resemble the hoopoes with their long curved bills, used to probe for insects, and short rounded wings. However, they differ in that they have metallic plumage, often blue, green or purple, and lack an erectile crest.

Ground-hornbills

Order:Bucerotiformes Family: Bucorvidae

The ground-hornbills are terrestrial birds which feed almost entirely on insects, other birds, snakes, and amphibians.

Hornbills

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Bucerotidae

Southern ground-hornbill, disappearing from more densely populated areas

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Striped kingfisher, widespread in open woodland and savannah

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

Boehm's bee-eater, a local resident most common near rivers

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Lilac-breasted roller, widespread in open woodland and savannah

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

African barbets

Order: Piciformes   Family: Lybiidae

Black-collared barbet, a widespread and common resident

The African barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.

Honeyguides

Order: Piciformes   Family: Indicatoridae

Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive.

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Golden-tailed woodpecker, a widespread resident most common in the south-east

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Old World parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

African and New World parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

Meyer's parrot, occurs in woodland in northern and central Malawi

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Most of the species in this family are found in the New World.

African and green broadbills

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calyptomenidae

The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.

Pittas

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pittidae

Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards and are stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrates. There are 32 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malawi.

Cuckooshrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.

Old World orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Wattle-eyes and batises

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Platysteiridae

The wattle-eyes, or puffback flycatchers, are small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. They get their name from the brightly coloured fleshy eye decorations found in most species in this group.

Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vangidae

White helmetshrike, a gregarious bird of woodland

The helmetshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes, but tend to be colourful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, such as wattles, from which they get their name.

Bushshrikes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Malaconotidae

Tropical boubou, a very common resident

Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive.

Drongos

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicruridae

The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

Monarch flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching.

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Southern fiscal, conspicuous in open country

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

Pied crow, has adapted well to man-made habitats

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Hyliotas

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hyliotidae

The members of this small family, all of genus Hyliota, are birds of the forest canopy. They tend to feed in mixed-species flocks.

Fairy flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Stenostiridae

Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Penduline-tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Remizidae

The penduline tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores.

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Nicators

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nicatoridae

The nicators are shrike-like, with hooked bills. They are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

African warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Macrosphenidae

African warblers are small to medium-sized insectivores which are found in a wide variety of habitats south of the Sahara.

Cisticolas and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

Tawny-flanked prinia, a very common and widespread resident

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Reed warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

Marsh warbler, large numbers winter in the Lower Shire Valley

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Grassbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

Barn swallow, large numbers migrate to Malawi from the Northern Hemisphere
Lesser striped swallow, a common bird which has adapted to urban areas

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Common bulbul, one of Malawi's most common birds

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

Leaf warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Willow warbler, a common migrant from Eurasia

Viyuni ivi vikusangika chomene mu vyaru vya ku Europe na Asia. Viyuni ivi vikuŵa vikuruvikuru, ndipo kanandi vikuŵa na viŵaya vyakutotowa ndipo kusi vikuŵa vyachitima.

Bush warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Scotocercidae

Ŵanthu ŵa mu mbumba iyi ŵakusangika mu Africa, Asia, na Polynesia. Vinthu vikusintha chomene pa nkhani iyi, ndipo ŵanthu ŵanyake ŵakuti mtundu wa Erythrocerus uli mu mbumba yinyake.[1]

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichoko ivyo vikurya vyamoyo. Vinyama ivi vikusangika mu vyaru vya ku Europe, Asia, na ku Africa. Vinthu vinandi vikuwoneka makora yayi, kweni vinandi vili na sumu zakupambana.

White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

Viyuni ivi ni vichoko ndipo vikuwoneka makora yayi. Viyuni vinyake vikuŵa na mphonje zakufipirwa nga ni za olive. Nga umo zina lawo likulongolera, mitundu yinandi ya viyuni vili na mphete yituŵa kuzingilizga jiso lililose.

Ground babblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pellorneidae

Viyuni ivi ni vichoko chomene, kweni vikupambana mitundu. Viyuni vya mtundu wa Illadopsis vikusangika mu nkhorongo, kweni vinyake ni vyamoyo vya mu viŵaya.

Laughingthrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Leiothrichidae

Ŵanthu ŵa mu mbumba iyi ŵali na mitundu yakupambanapambana, nangauli ŵa mu mbumba ya Turdoides ŵakutemwa kuŵa ŵabuluu. Mbumba iyi yikusangika mu vyaru vya ku Africa, India, na kumwera kwa Asia.

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichoko ivyo vikuŵa vyakutchaya ndipo vili na mtundu wa bulauni kusi. Ŵali na mphonje zifinyi zakukokonyara, izo ŵakugwiliskira nchito kuti ŵafumiske vinyama mu chikumba. Ŵali na nthumphwe zakukhora nga ni za viyuni vya nkhonyo, izo ŵakugwiliskira nchito pakukhazikika pa makuni.

Oxpeckers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Buphagidae

Red-billed oxpecker, mainly found in national parks and nature reserves where there are populations of large wild mammals

Nga ni umo zina la viyuni ivi likuyowoyera, vikurya viyuni vinyake ivyo vikukhala mu viŵeto vikuruvikuru.

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vikuruvikuru. Ŵakwenda mwaluŵiro ndipo ŵakutemwa kuwungana. Ŵakutemwa chomene malo ghakupasuka. Ŵakurya viyuni na vipambi. Kaŵirikaŵiri nthenga zake zimakhala zakuda ndipo zikuwala ngati chitsulo.

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

Groundscraper thrush, small numbers occur in open woodland, gardens and golf courses

Viyuni ivi vikusangika mu vyaru vinandi. Vinyama ivi ni vikoko vikuruvikuru ivyo vikurya vibenene. Ŵanandi ŵali na sumu ziwemi.

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Spotted flycatcher, a common and widespread migrant
African stonechat, most common in highland areas

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichokovichoko ivyo vikukhala mu vyaru vinyake. Kanandi vikurya tuviyuni tuchoko waka. Viyuni ivi vikuwoneka vyakupambanapambana, kweni kanandi vikuŵa na sumu zakulopwa kweniso zikuchemerezga chomene.

Dapple-throat and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Modulatricidae

Mtundu uwu pamoza na mitundu yinyake yiŵiri, vyose vikaŵa vyakupambana.

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nectariniidae

Eastern double-collared sunbird, very common in mountain rainforest
Copper sunbird, many move down to lowland regions outside the breeding season

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichoko chomene ivyo vikurya mankhwaŵa. Para zili pa mapapindo ghafupi zikuwuluka luŵiro. Viyuni vinandi vikutora mankhwaŵa para vikwenda nga ni viyuni vyakuchemeka hummingbirds.

Weavers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae

Village weaver, breeds in colonies near water
Red bishop, locally very common

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

Waxbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

Common waxbill, occurs in grassland and marshes throughout Malawi
Bronze mannikin, very common in grassy areas

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichoko ivyo vikukhala mu vyaru vyamuthondo na ku Australasia. Kanandi vikurya mbuto za viyuni ivi. Viyuni vyose ivi vikuyana waka, kweni vikupambana mitundu.

Indigobirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Viduidae

Pin-tailed whydah, lays its eggs in the nests of waxbills and mannikins

Viyuni ivi vikuyana waka na viyuni vya finch, ndipo kanandi vikukhala na nthenga zakufipa panji za indigo. Vinyama vyose ivi ni viyuni ivyo vikuvunda, ndipo vikuseŵa mu vivwimbo vya viyuni vinyake.

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

House sparrow, introduced to South Africa, this species has since spread, reaching Malawi in 1967.

Viyuni ivi ni viyuni vichoko chomene. Kanandi mpheta ni viyuni vichoko, vyakukhoma, vyafipa panji vyafipa. Viyuni ivi vikurya mbuto, kweni vikurya tuviyuni tuchokotuchoko.

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

African pied wagtail, common near water and in urban areas
Yellow-throated longclaw, fairly common in grassland

Motacillidae ni mbumba ya viyuni vichokovichoko ivyo vili na michira yitali. Vinyake mwa vinyama ivi ni viyuni vyamalibwe (wagtails), viyuni vyamalibwe (longclaws), na viyuni vyamalibwe (pipit). Vinyama ivi ni vyamoyo vyakudyerera vinyama ivyo vikurya vyamoyo vinyake.

Mountain wagtail, Motacilla clara

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Yellow-fronted canary, common everywhere except high mountain regions

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Old World buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

Viyuni vya mtundu uwu ni viyuni vikuruvikuru. Ni viyuni vyakurya mbuto ivyo vili na mphuno zakupambanapambana. Mitundu yinandi ya ŵanthu yili na mitu yakupambanapambana.

Wonaniso

Ukaboni

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