Derbnik ndi kabawi kakang'ono kofanana ndi nkhunda. Mbalame ndizochepa; zimaswana m'malo osiyanasiyana m'malo otseguka ku Alaska, Canada, kumpoto ndi kumadzulo kwa United States, Europe ndi Asia, ndipo amakhala m'matawuni ndi m'matawuni.
Maonekedwe a Merlin
Ndi zazikulu pang'ono kuposa mphamba. Monga nkhwazi zina, zili ndi mapiko ataliatali, owonda ndi michira, ndipo zimauluka mwamphamvu ndi mapiko amfupi, amphamvu, ngati mapisitoni. Mosiyana ndi ma falcons ena, merlin alibe zolemba pamutu pawo.
Amuna ndi akazi ndi oimira subspecies amasiyana wina ndi mnzake. Achinyamata aamuna ndi akazi amafanana ndi akazi achikulire. Amuna okhala ndi misana yamabuluu-imvi ndi mapiko, michira yakuda yokhala ndi mikwingwirima yaying'ono ya 2-5. Pansi pamunsi mwa thupi pamakhala mikwingwirima yakuda, mawanga ofiira m'mbali mwa chifuwa. Akazi ali ndi nsana wakuda, mapiko ndi michira yokhala ndi mikwingwirima yopyapyala. Pansi pa thupi ndi njati zamitundu yakuda. Akazi ali pafupifupi 10% okulirapo ndipo 30% amalemera.
Zoswana za merlin
Monga lamulo, mbalame zimakhala zokhazokha. Mamembala awiriawiriwo amabisalira padera, ndipo nthawi iliyonse masika kumangirizidwa mgwirizano watsopano kapena wakalewo. Merlin amabwerera kudera lomweli, amakhala kudera lofanana. Zokhazikapo sizigwiritsidwanso ntchito.
Mbalame "zolimbikira"
Amuna amabwerera kumalo oberekera mwezi umodzi asanakwane. Nthawi zina, akazi amakhalabe m'malo oberekera chaka chonse. Merlin samanga, gwiritsani zisa za mbalame zina, zolusa kapena agalu ena. Mtundu uwu umakhalanso m'miyala ya miyala, pansi, m'nyumba ndi m'ming'alu ya mitengo. Mukaikidwa pamiyala kapena pansi, yang'anani kukhumudwa ndikuigwiritsa ntchito powonjezera udzu.
Merlin ndi anapiye
Magule ampweya
Awiriwa amapanga mwezi umodzi kapena iwiri asanagone. Merlin amawonetsa zodzitetezera mlengalenga, kuphatikiza mapiko akumangirira ndi kuzungulira mbali zomwe zimakopa akazi komanso kuwopseza amuna ena. Mamembala onse awiriwa amanyamuka ndipo "amayenda" kutanthauzira gawo lawo. Ndege zowuluka ndi pamene amuna amawuluka pang'onopang'ono ndi mapiko afupiafupi, osazama a mapiko awo mozungulira kapena amakhala asanu ndi atatu pafupi ndi mnzakeyo.
Merlniks amaikira mazira 3-5. Ngati zowalamulira zifa kumayambiliro a nyengo yodzalira, yaikazi imapanga clutch yachiwiri. Amayi azimayi amatha nthawi yayitali masiku 30. Pambuyo powaswa, mayiyo amangokhala ndi anapiye masiku asanu ndi awiri. Ana akafika msinkhu wosachepera sabata, amayi amakhala nawo nyengo yovuta.
Nthawi yonseyi, yamphongo imapereka chakudya cha anapiye ndi anzawo. Pakamadyetsera, zazimuna zimasakaniza mazira mwachidule, ndipo yaikazi imadyetsa pafupi. Akaswa, amuna amatchula akazi, osabwerera ku chisa, zazikazi zimauluka kukatenga chakudya cha anapiye kuchokera kwa bwenzi lawo. Anapiye amakula akafika masiku 25 mpaka 35. Patatha milungu iwiri mapiko atadumphira, tizilomboti timagwira tizilombo tokha, ngakhale kuti timadalira makolo awo pafupifupi milungu isanu titha kuthawa.
Makhalidwe odyetsa merlins
Mbalame zimasaka, kuwukira nyama kuchokera kunthambi komanso kuthawa, pogwiritsa ntchito mapiri ndi zina zachilengedwe kuti abise pafupi ndi wovulalayo. Derlniks samenya kuchokera kumtunda wapamwamba. Ntchito zosaka zimawonetsedwa m'mawa kwambiri komanso madzulo.
Amuna amasunga chakudya chochuluka pafupi ndi chisa, ndipo akazi amadya amuna atachedwa ndi nyama. Merlin amadyetsa nkhunda, abakha ang'onoang'ono, mbalame zazing'ono zazing'ono komanso zapakati. M'matawuni, mpheta ndizofunikira kwambiri pa merlin. Mitunduyi imagwiritsanso ntchito tizilombo, nyama zazing'ono, zokwawa, ndi amphibiya.
