Bata bukini
Mabata bukini ni ndege wakubwa wa maji wa familia ya Anatidae. Wanaainishwa katika nusufamilia Anserinae pamoja na mabata-maji. Mabata bukini ni ndege wakubwa sana lakini wadogo kuliko mabata-maji. Wana domo pana pia lakini shingo yao ni fupi zaidi. Wana rangi mbalimbali kama kahawia, nyeupe na nyeusi kadiri ya spishi. Hula mimea na pengine wadudu na nyungunyungu. Wanaweza kuwa wasumbufu wakiingia mashamba. Tago lao limejengwa kwa vijiti, manyasi n.k. karibu na maji na limetandikika na manyoya mororo.
Bata
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