Sikipi

Sikipi
Sikipi wa Afrika
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Galliformes (Ndege kama kuku) Familia: Phasianidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na kwale) Horsfield, 1821 Nusufamilia: Perdicinae Horsfield, 1821
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 13 za sikipi: Alectoris Kaup, 1829 Ammoperdix Gould, 1851 Arborophila Hodgson, 1837 Bambusicola >Gould, 1863 Caloperdix Blyth, 1861 Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879 Lerwa Hodgson, 1837 Margaroperdix Reichenbach, 1853 Melanoperdix Jerdon, 1864 Perdix Brisson, 1760 Ptilopachus Swainson, 1837 Rhizothera G.R. Gray, 1841 Rollulus Bonnaterre, 1791 Tropicoperdix Blyth, 1859 Xenoperdix Dinesen, Lehmberg, Svendsen, Hansen & Fjeldså, 1994

Sikipi ni ndege wa jenasi mbalimbali katika nusufamilia Perdicinae wa familia Phasianidae. Spishi za Ptilopachus huainishwa katika familia Odontophoridae siku hizi, kwa sababu zina nasaba na tombo wa Dunia Mpya. Ndege hawa wanafanana na kwale na tombo, lakini ukubwa wao ni katikati ya zile za ndege hawa. Hata mwenendo wao ni kama ule wa ndege hawa. Hula mbegu hasa lakini wadudu pia. Hutaga mayai tano hadi zaidi ya kumi ardhini pengine juu ya manyasi makavu.

Sikipi wanatokea Afrika, Ulaya na Asia, lakini sikipi chukar amewasilishwa katika Amerika ya Kaskazini, New Zealand na Hawaii. Spishi nyingi huwindwa sana mahali pengi.

Spishi za Afrika

• Alectoris barbara, Sikipi wa Barbari (Barbary Partridge)
• Alectoris chukar, Sikipi Chukar (Chukar) imewasilishwa
• Ammoperdix heyi, Sikipi-mchanga (Sand Partridge)
• Margaroperdix madagascarensis, Sikipi wa Madagaska (Madagascar Partridge)
• Ptilopachus nahani, Sikipi wa Nahan (Nahan's Partridge)
• Ptilopachus petrosus, Sikipi wa Afrika (Stone Partridge)
• Xenoperdix udzungwensis, Sikipi wa Udzungwa (Udzungwa Partridge)
• Xenoperdix obscuratus, Sikipi wa Rubeho (Rubeho Forest Partridge)

Spishi za mabara mengine

• Alectoris graeca (Rock Partridge)
• Alectoris magna (Przevalski's Partridge)
• Alectoris melanocephala (Arabian Partridge)
• Alectoris philbyi (Philby's Partridge)
• Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge)
• Ammoperdix griseogularis (See-see Partridge)
• Arborophila ardens (Hainan Partridge)
• Arborophila atrogularis (White-cheeked Partridge)
• Arborophila brunneopectus (Bar-backed Partridge)
• Arborophila cambodiana (Chestnut-headed Partridge)
• Arborophila campbelli (Malaysian Partridge)
• Arborophila crudigularis (Taiwan Partridge)
• Arborophila davidi (Orange-necked Partridge)
• Arborophila diversa (Siamese Partridge)
• Arborophila gingica (White-necklaced Partridge)
• Arborophila hyperythra (Red-breasted Partridge)
• Arborophila javanica (Chestnut-bellied Partridge)
• Arborophila mandellii (Chestnut-breasted Partridge)
• Arborophila merlini (Annam Hill-partridge)
• Arborophila orientalis (Grey-breasted Partridge)
• Arborophila rolli (Roll's Partridge)
• Arborophila rubrirostris (Red-billed Partridge)
• Arborophila rufipectus (Sichuan Partridge)
• Arborophila rufogularis (Rufous-throated Partridge)
• Arborophila sumatrana (Sumatran Partridge)
• Arborophila torqueola (Hill Partridge)
• Bambusicola fytchii (Mountain Bamboo Partridge)
• Bambusicola sonorivox (Taiwan Bamboo Partridge)
• Bambusicola thoracicus (Chinese Bamboo Partridge)
• Caloperdix oculeus (Ferruginous Partridge)
• Haematortyx sanguiniceps (Crimson-headed Partridge)
• Lerwa lerwa (Snow Partridge)
• Melanoperdix nigra (Black Partridge)
• Perdix dauurica (Daurian Partridge)
• Perdix hodgsoniae (Tibetan Partridge)
• Perdix perdix (Grey Partridge)
• Rhizothera dulitensis (Hose's Partridge)
• Rhizothera longirostris (Long-billed Partridge)
• Rollulus rouloul (Crested Partridge)
• Tropicoperdix charltonii (Chestnut-necklaced Partridge)
• Tropicoperdix chloropus (Green-legged Partridge)

Picha

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  Sikipi wa Barbari
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  Sikipi chukar

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  Rock partridge
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  Arabian partridge
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  Philby's partridge
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  Red-legged partridge
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  See-see partridge
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  Bar-backed partridge
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  Green-legged partridge
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  White-necklaced partridge
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  Hill partridge
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  Mountain bamboo partridge
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  Chinese bamboo partridge
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  Snow partridge
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  Grey partridge
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  Crested wood partridge