Kizole

Kizole

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:	Muscicapoidea (Ndege kama shore)
Familia:	Sturnidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na kwenzi)
Jenasi:	Onychognathus Hartlaub, 1849

Ngazi za chini

Spishi = 11:

O. Albirostris Rüppell, 1836
O. blythii Hartlaub, 1859
O. frater Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881
O. fulgidus Hartlaub, 1849
O. morio Linnaeus, 1766
O. nabouroup Daudin, 1800
O. neumanni Alexander, 1908
O. salvadorii Sharpe, 1891
O. tenuirostris Rüppell, 1836
O. tristramii Sclater, 1858
O. walleri Shelley, 1880

Vizole ni ndege wadogo kiasi wa jenasi Onychognathus katika familia Sturnidae. Wanatokea Afrika tu isipokuwa kizole Somali na kizole Arabu ambao wanatokea nchi za kiarabu pia. Wanapenda kuwa kwa makundi. Ndege hawa wana mabawa mekundu yaonekanayo sana wakiruka anwani. Manyoya ya dume ni meusi na yale ya jike yana rangi ya kijivu cheusi. Hula wadudu na matunda hasa, lakini hula nusra kila kitu. Hulijenga tago lao juu ya kipande cha jabali kilichojitokeza nje katika mahali penye kulindwa. Kizole mabawa-mekundu hutaga mijini pia juu ya vishubaka au mahali pengine penye kulindwa. Jike huyataga mayai 2-4 buluu.

Spishi za Afrika

Onychognathus albirostris, Kizole Domo-jeupe (White-billed Starling)
Onychognathus blythii, Kizole Somali (Somali Starling)
Onychognathus frater, Kizole wa Sokotra (Socotra Starling)
Onychognathus fulgidus, Kizole Mabawa-kahawia (Chestnut-winged Starling)
Onychognathus morio, Kizole Mabawa-mekundu (Red-winged Starling)
Onychognathus nabouroup, Kizole wa Naburupi (Pale-winged Starling)
Onychognathus neumanni, Kizole wa Neumann (Neumann's Starling)
Onychognathus salvadorii, Kizole Utosi-mahameli (Bristle-crowned Starling)
Onychognathus tenuirostris, Kizole Domo-jembamba (Slender-billed Starling)
Onychognathus tristramii, Kizole Arabu (Tristram's Starling)
Onychognathus walleri, Kizole wa Waller (Waller's Starling)

Picha

Kizole wa Sokotra
Kizole wa Naburupi
Kizole utosi-mahameli
Kizole domo-jembamba
Kizole-jabali