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2006-birds-of-malawi-species-cards

Citation

Safaris W, Chingagwe B T (2022). 2006-birds-of-malawi-species-cards. Version 1.2. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/losdml accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-26.

Description

This is a species card for Birds in Malawi that also helps as a reference in the filed during bird watching.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The data concern all the bird species found in Malawi

Sampling

This resource was consolidated from literature.

Method steps

  1. The species card was developed from New Birds of Malawi by R.J. Dowsett and F. Dowsett-Lemaire 2005; and Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Accipiter badius
    rank: species
  2. Accipiter melanoleucus
    rank: speciesAggregate
  3. Accipiter minullus
  4. Accipiter ovampensis
  5. Accipiter rufiventris
  6. Accipiter tachiro
  7. Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  8. Acrocephalus gracilirostris
  9. Acrocephalus griseldis
  10. Acrocephalus palustris
  11. Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  12. Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  13. Actitis hypoleucos
  14. Actophilornis africanus
  15. Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
  16. Agapornis lilianae
  17. Alcedo cristata
  18. Alcedo semitorquata
  19. Pseudalethe choloensis
  20. Pseudalethe fuelleborni
  21. Alopochen aegyptiaca
  22. Amadina fasciata
  23. Amaurornis flavirostra
  24. Anaplectes rubriceps
  25. Anas acuta
  26. Anas capensis
  27. Anas clypeata
  28. Anas erythrorhyncha
  29. Anas hottentota
  30. Anas querquedula
  31. Anas sparsa
  32. Anas undulata
  33. Anastomus lamelligerus
  34. Andropadus importunus
  35. Arizelocichla masukuensis
  36. Arizelocichla milanjensis
  37. Arizelocichla nigriceps
  38. Eurillas virens
  39. Anhinga rufa
  40. Anomalospiza imberbis
  41. Anthoscopus caroli
  42. Anthreptes anchietae
  43. Hedydipna collaris
  44. Anthreptes longuemarei
  45. Anthus caffer
  46. Anthus leucophrys
  47. Anthus lineiventris
  48. Anthus richardi
  49. Anthus similis
  50. Anthus trivialis
  51. Anthus vaalensis
  52. Apalis chapini
  53. Apalis chariessa
  54. Apalis cinerea
  55. Apalis flavida
  56. Apalis melanocephala
  57. Apalis ruddi
  58. Apalis thoracica
  59. Apaloderma narina
  60. Apaloderma vittatum
  61. Columba larvata
  62. Tachymarptis aequatorialis
  63. Apus affinis
  64. Apus apus
  65. Apus barbatus
  66. Apus caffer
  67. Apus horus
  68. Apus melba
  69. Aquila nipalensis
  70. Aquila pomarina
  71. Aquila rapax
  72. Aquila verreauxii
  73. Hieraaetus wahlbergi
  74. Ardea cinerea
  75. Ardea goliath
  76. Ardea melanocephala
  77. Ardea purpurea
  78. Ardeola idae
  79. Ardeola ralloides
  80. Ardeola rufiventris
  81. Arenaria interpres
  82. Asio capensis
  83. Aviceda cuculoides
  84. Aythya fuligula
  85. Balearica regulorum
  86. Batis capensis
  87. Batis fratrum
  88. Batis mixta
  89. Batis molitor
  90. Batis soror
  91. Bias musicus
  92. Bostrychia hagedash
  93. Botaurus stellaris
  94. Bradornis pallidus
  95. Bradypterus baboecala
  96. Bradypterus cinnamomeus
  97. Bradypterus lopezi
  98. Bubo africanus
  99. Bubo capensis
  100. Bubo lacteus
  101. Bubulcus ibis
  102. Buphagus africanus
  103. Buphagus erythrorhynchus
  104. Burhinus capensis
  105. Burhinus vermiculatus
  106. Buteo augur
  107. Buteo buteo
  108. Buteo oreophilus
  109. Butorides striata
  110. Bycanistes brevis
  111. Bycanistes bucinator
  112. Calamonastes undosus
  113. Calandrella cinerea
  114. Calidris alba
  115. Calidris ferruginea
  116. Calidris minuta
  117. Camaroptera brachyura
  118. Campephaga flava
  119. Campethera abingoni
  120. Campethera bennettii
  121. Campethera cailliautii
  122. Caprimulgus europaeus
  123. Caprimulgus fossii
  124. Caprimulgus pectoralis
  125. Caprimulgus poliocephalus
  126. Caprimulgus tristigma
  127. Centropus cupreicaudus
  128. Centropus grillii
  129. Centropus senegalensis
  130. Centropus superciliosus
  131. Cercococcyx montanus
  132. Oenanthe familiaris
  133. Ceryle rudis
  134. Ceuthmochares aereus
  135. Ceyx pictus
  136. Charadrius asiaticus
  137. Charadrius hiaticula
  138. Charadrius leschenaultii
  139. Charadrius marginatus
  140. Charadrius pecuarius
  141. Charadrius tricollaris
  142. Chlidonias hybrida
  143. Chlidonias leucopterus
  144. Chlorocichla flaviventris
  145. Iduna natalensis
  146. Iduna similis
  147. Chrysococcyx caprius
  148. Chrysococcyx cupreus
  149. Chrysococcyx klaas
  150. Cichladusa arquata
  151. Ciconia abdimii
  152. Ciconia ciconia
  153. Ciconia episcopus
  154. Ciconia nigra
  155. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
  156. Circaetus cinerascens
  157. Circaetus cinereus
  158. Circaetus pectoralis
  159. Circus aeruginosus
  160. Circus macrourus
  161. Circus pygargus
  162. Circus ranivorus
  163. Cisticola aberrans
  164. Cisticola ayresii
  165. Cisticola brachypterus
  166. Cisticola cantans
  167. Cisticola chiniana
  168. Cisticola erythrops
  169. Cisticola fulvicapilla
  170. Cisticola galactotes
  171. Cisticola juncidis
  172. Cisticola lais
  173. Cisticola natalensis
  174. Cisticola nigriloris
  175. Cisticola njombe
  176. Cisticola rufilatus
  177. Cisticola woosnami
  178. Clamator glandarius
  179. Clamator jacobinus
  180. Clamator levaillantii
  181. Colius striatus
  182. Columba delegorguei
  183. Coracias caudatus
  184. Coracias garrulus
  185. Coracias naevius
  186. Coracias spatulatus
  187. Coracina caesia
  188. Coracina pectoralis
  189. Corvus albus
  190. Corythaixoides concolor
  191. Corythaixoides personatus
  192. Cossypha anomala
  193. Cossypha caffra
  194. Cossypha heuglini
  195. Cossypha natalensis
  196. Coturnix chinensis
  197. Coturnix coturnix
  198. Coturnix delegorguei
  199. Creatophora cinerea
  200. Crex egregia
  201. Crex crex
  202. Cryptospiza reichenovii
  203. Cuculus canorus
  204. Cuculus clamosus
  205. Cuculus gularis
  206. Cuculus rochii
  207. Cuculus solitarius
  208. Cursorius temminckii
  209. Cypsiurus parvus
  210. Delichon urbicum
  211. Dendrocygna bicolor
  212. Dendrocygna viduata
  213. Dendropicos fuscescens
  214. Dendropicos stierlingi
  215. Dicrurus adsimilis
  216. Dicrurus ludwigii
  217. Dryoscopus cubla
  218. Ardea alba
  219. Egretta ardesiaca
  220. Egretta garzetta
  221. Elanus caeruleus
  222. Elminia albicauda
  223. Elminia albonotata
  224. Emberiza cabanisi
  225. Emberiza capensis
  226. Emberiza flaviventris
  227. Emberiza tahapisi
  228. Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
  229. Eremomela icteropygialis
  230. Eremomela scotops
  231. Eremomela usticollis
  232. Eremopterix leucopareia
  233. Eremopterix leucotis
  234. Erythrocercus livingstonei
  235. Erythropygia barbata
  236. Erythropygia galactotes
  237. Erythropygia leucophrys
  238. Erythropygia quadrivirgata
  239. Estrilda astrild
  240. Coccopygia melanotis
  241. Estrilda perreini
  242. Estrilda rhodopyga
  243. Euplectes albonotatus
  244. Euplectes ardens
  245. Euplectes axillaris
  246. Ploceus capensis
  247. Euplectes hordeaceus
  248. Euplectes macroura
  249. Euplectes orix
  250. Euplectes psammacromius
  251. Lissotis melanogaster
  252. Eurystomus glaucurus
  253. Falco amurensis
  254. Falco ardosiaceus
  255. Falco biarmicus
  256. Falco chicquera
  257. Falco concolor
  258. Falco dickinsoni
  259. Falco fasciinucha
  260. Falco naumanni
  261. Falco peregrinus
  262. Falco subbuteo
  263. Falco tinnunculus
  264. Falco vespertinus
  265. Ficedula albicollis
  266. Francolinus afer
  267. Francolinus coqui
  268. Francolinus hildebrandti
  269. Francolinus levaillantii
  270. Francolinus sephaena
  271. Francolinus shelleyi
  272. Francolinus squamatus
  273. Francolinus swainsonii
  274. Fulica cristata
  275. Gallinago gallinago
  276. Capella media
  277. Gallinago nigripennis
  278. Gallinula angulata
  279. Gallinula chloropus
  280. Glareola nordmanni
  281. Glareola nuchalis
  282. Glareola pratincola
  283. Glaucidium capense
  284. Glaucidium perlatum
  285. Gorsachius leuconotus
  286. Bugeranus carunculatus
  287. Guttera pucherani
  288. Gypohierax angolensis
  289. Gyps africanus
  290. Halcyon albiventris
  291. Halcyon chelicuti
  292. Halcyon senegalensis
  293. Haliaeetus vocifer
  294. Heliolais erythropterus
  295. Hieraaetus ayresii
  296. Hieraaetus pennatus
  297. Aquila spilogaster
  298. Himantopus himantopus
  299. Hippolais icterina
  300. Hippolais olivetorum
  301. Cecropis abyssinica
  302. Hirundo albigularis
  303. Hirundo angolensis
  304. Hirundo atrocaerulea
  305. Cecropis cucullata
  306. Cecropis daurica
  307. Hirundo dimidiata
  308. Ptyonoprogne fuligula
  309. Hirundo rustica
  310. Cecropis semirufa
  311. Cecropis senegalensis
  312. Hirundo smithii
  313. Petrochelidon spilodera
  314. Hyliota australis
  315. Hyliota flavigaster
  316. Hypargos niveoguttatus
  317. Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
  318. Indicator indicator
  319. Indicator meliphilus
  320. Indicator minor
  321. Indicator variegatus
  322. Ixobrychus minutus
  323. Ixobrychus sturmii
  324. Kaupifalco monogrammicus
  325. Lagonosticta rhodopareia
  326. Lagonosticta rubricata
  327. Lagonosticta senegala
  328. Lamprotornis chalybaeus
  329. Lamprotornis chloropterus
  330. Lamprotornis mevesii
  331. Laniarius aethiopicus
  332. Laniarius fuelleborni
  333. Lanius collaris
  334. Lanius collurio
  335. Lanius isabellinus
  336. Lanius minor
  337. Lanius souzae
  338. Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
  339. Larus fuscus
  340. Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  341. Leptoptilos crumeniferus
  342. Limicola falcinellus
  343. Limosa lapponica
  344. Limosa limosa
  345. Linurgus olivaceus
  346. Locustella fluviatilis
  347. Lophaetus occipitalis
  348. Luscinia luscinia
  349. Lybius melanopterus
  350. Lybius minor
  351. Lybius torquatus
  352. Macheiramphus alcinus
  353. Macrodipteryx vexillarius
  354. Macronyx ameliae
  355. Macronyx croceus
  356. Malaconotus blanchoti
  357. Lagonosticta nitidula
  358. Megaceryle maxima
  359. Dioptrornis chocolatinus
  360. Melaenornis pammelaina
  361. Melierax metabates
  362. Melocichla mentalis
  363. Merops apiaster
  364. Merops boehmi
  365. Merops bullockoides
  366. Merops hirundineus
  367. Merops nubicus
  368. Merops persicus
  369. Merops pusillus
  370. Merops superciliosus
  371. Mesopicos griseocephalus
  372. Microparra capensis
  373. Milvus migrans
  374. Mirafra africana
  375. Mirafra rufocinnamomea
  376. Modulatrix stictigula
  377. Monticola angolensis
  378. Motacilla aguimp
  379. Motacilla cinerea
  380. Motacilla clara
  381. Motacilla flava
  382. Muscicapa adusta
  383. Muscicapa boehmi
  384. Muscicapa caerulescens
  385. Setophaga striata
  386. Mycteria ibis
  387. Myioparus plumbeus
  388. Pentholaea arnotti
  389. Neafrapus boehmi
  390. Necrosyrtes monachus
  391. Cinnyris afer
  392. Chalcomitra amethystina
  393. Cinnyris bifasciatus
  394. Cinnyris cupreus
  395. Nectarinia famosa
  396. Nectarinia johnstoni
  397. Nectarinia kilimensis
  398. Cinnyris manoensis
  399. Cinnyris mediocris
  400. Cyanomitra olivacea
  401. Cinnyris oustaleti
  402. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  403. Cinnyris shelleyi
  404. Cinnyris talatala
  405. Cinnyris venustus
  406. Cyanomitra veroxii
  407. Cyanomitra verticalis
  408. Neocichla gutturalis
  409. Neotis denhami
  410. Netta erythrophthalma
  411. Nettapus auritus
  412. Nicator gularis
  413. Nilaus afer
  414. Numenius arquata
  415. Numenius phaeopus
  416. Numida meleagris
  417. Nycticorax nycticorax
  418. Oenanthe oenanthe
  419. Oenanthe pileata
  420. Onychognathus morio
  421. Onychognathus tenuirostris
  422. Onychognathus walleri
  423. Oriolus auratus
  424. Oriolus chlorocephalus
  425. Oriolus larvatus
  426. Oriolus oriolus
  427. Ortygospiza atricollis
  428. Paludipasser locustella
  429. Ptilopsis leucotis
  430. Otus senegalensis
  431. Oxyura maccoa
  432. Pachycoccyx audeberti
  433. Pandion haliaetus
  434. Parus griseiventris
  435. Parus leucomelas
  436. Parus niger
  437. Parus rufiventris
  438. Passer diffusus
  439. Passer domesticus
  440. Passer griseus
  441. Pelecanus onocrotalus
  442. Pelecanus rufescens
  443. Pernis apivorus
  444. Gymnoris superciliaris
  445. Microcarbo africanus
  446. Phalacrocorax carbo
  447. Phedina borbonica
  448. Philomachus pugnax
  449. Phoeniconaias minor
  450. Phoenicopterus ruber
  451. Phoeniculus purpureus
  452. Phyllastrephus cabanisi
  453. Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
  454. Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
  455. Phyllastrephus terrestris
  456. Phylloscopus ruficapilla
  457. Phylloscopus trochilus
  458. Pinarocorys nigricans
  459. Pinarornis plumosus
  460. Pitta angolensis
  461. Platalea alba
  462. Platysteira peltata
  463. Plectropterus gambensis
  464. Plegadis falcinellus
  465. Plocepasser mahali
  466. Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
  467. Ploceus baglafecht
  468. Ploceus bertrandi
  469. Ploceus bicolor
  470. Ploceus cucullatus
  471. Ploceus intermedius
  472. Ploceus ocularis
  473. Ploceus olivaceiceps
  474. Ploceus subaureus
  475. Ploceus velatus
  476. Ploceus xanthops
  477. Ploceus xanthopterus
  478. Pluvialis fulva
  479. Pluvialis squatarola
  480. Podica senegalensis
  481. Pogoniulus bilineatus
  482. Pogoniulus chrysoconus
  483. Pogoniulus leucomystax
  484. Pogoniulus simplex
  485. Pogonocichla stellata
  486. Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
  487. Poicephalus meyeri
  488. Poicephalus robustus
  489. Polemaetus bellicosus
  490. Polyboroides typus
  491. Porphyrio alleni
  492. Porphyrio porphyrio
  493. Porzana porzana
  494. Porzana pusilla
  495. Prinia subflava
  496. Prionops plumatus
  497. Prionops retzii
  498. Prodotiscus regulus
  499. Prodotiscus zambesiae
  500. Psalidoprocne albiceps
  501. Psalidoprocne pristoptera
  502. Pseudhirundo griseopyga
  503. Pseudoalcippe abyssinica
  504. Psophocichla litsitsirupa
  505. Pterocles bicinctus
  506. Pyrenestes minor
  507. Pytilia afra
  508. Pytilia melba
  509. Quelea cardinalis
  510. Quelea erythrops
  511. Quelea quelea
  512. Rallus caerulescens
  513. Recurvirostra avosetta
  514. Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
  515. Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
  516. Riparia cincta
  517. Riparia paludicola
  518. Riparia riparia
  519. Rostratula benghalensis
  520. Rynchops flavirostris
  521. Sagittarius serpentarius
  522. Salpornis spilonotus
  523. Sarothrura affinis
  524. Sarothrura boehmi
  525. Sarothrura elegans
  526. Sarothrura lugens
  527. Sarothrura rufa
  528. Saxicola rubetra
  529. Saxicola torquatus
  530. Schoenicola brevirostris
  531. Schoutedenapus myoptilus
  532. Scopus umbretta
  533. Scotopelia peli
  534. Serinus canicollis
  535. Crithagra citrinelloides
  536. Crithagra citrinipectus
  537. Crithagra mennelli
  538. Crithagra mozambica
  539. Crithagra reichardi
  540. Crithagra striolata
  541. Crithagra sulphurata
  542. Sheppardia gunningi
  543. Sheppardia sharpei
  544. Smithornis capensis
  545. Spermestes bicolor
  546. Lonchura cucullata
  547. Sporaeginthus subflavus
  548. Stactolaema leucotis
  549. Stactolaema olivacea
  550. Stactolaema whytii
  551. Stephanoaetus coronatus
  552. Sterna fuscata
  553. Sterna hirundo
  554. Sterna nilotica
  555. Streptopelia capicola
  556. Streptopelia decipiens
  557. Streptopelia lugens
  558. Streptopelia semitorquata
  559. Streptopelia senegalensis
  560. Strix woodfordii
  561. Sylvia atricapilla
  562. Sylvia borin
  563. Sylvia communis
  564. Sylvia nisoria
  565. Sylvietta rufescens
  566. Sylvietta ruficapilla
  567. Sylvietta whytii
  568. Tachybaptus ruficollis
  569. Tauraco livingstonii
  570. Tauraco porphyreolophus
  571. Tauraco schalowi
  572. Tchagra australis
  573. Bocagia minuta
  574. Telacanthura ussheri
  575. Terathopius ecaudatus
  576. Terpsiphone viridis
  577. Thalassornis leuconotus
  578. Threskiornis aethiopicus
  579. Tmetothylacus tenellus
  580. Tockus alboterminatus
  581. Tockus erythrorhynchus
  582. Tockus leucomelas
  583. Tockus nasutus
  584. Tockus pallidirostris
  585. Torgos tracheliotus
  586. Trachyphonus vaillantii
  587. Treron calvus
  588. Tricholaema frontata
  589. Tringa erythropus
  590. Tringa glareola
  591. Tringa nebularia
  592. Tringa ochropus
  593. Tringa stagnatilis
  594. Tringa totanus
  595. Trochocercus cyanomelas
  596. Turdoides jardineii
  597. Turdus libonyana
  598. Turdus olivaceus
  599. Turnix hottentottus
  600. Turnix sylvaticus
  601. Turtur afer
  602. Turtur chalcospilos
  603. Turtur tympanistria
  604. Tyto alba
  605. Tyto capensis
  606. Upupa epops
  607. Uraeginthus angolensis
  608. Urocolius indicus
  609. Urolestes melanoleucus
  610. Vanellus albiceps
  611. Vanellus armatus
  612. Vanellus coronatus
  613. Vanellus crassirostris
  614. Vanellus lugubris
  615. Vanellus senegallus
  616. Vanellus spinosus
  617. Vidua chalybeata
  618. Vidua funerea
  619. Vidua macroura
  620. Vidua obtusa
  621. Vidua paradisaea
  622. Vidua purpurascens
  623. Xenus cinereus
  624. Geokichla gurneyi
  625. Geokichla guttata
  626. Zosterops senegalensis

Geographic Coverages

This is just a species checklist

Bibliographic Citations

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user
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
Blessings Tionge Chingagwe
administrative point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
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