birds_of_tanzania
Citation
Mlingwa D C (2011). birds_of_tanzania. TanBIF. Checklist Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mrydrc accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-08-23.Description
Tanzania has the richest bird life which now stands at 1,148 known species. However, this information is currently not freely available for public use. A checklist presented here is the first reading online for anyone interested in understanding of the birds of Tanzania. The nomenclature is based on Britton, P.E. (Ed.) (1980) Birds of East Africa (EANHS) with update versions provided in Tanzania Bird Atlas. Endemic species are marked by a letter E. Although this list is subject to changes due to usual taxonomic revisions and/or new records provided it is a useful guidance especially to those without access to recent literature. Kiswahili names are from Mlingwa, C.O.F. (2000) Checklist of Kiswahili names of the Birds of Tanzania, Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania. We are privileged to have the opportunity to compile the checklist for Tanzania Biodiversity Information Facility (TanBIF) under COSTECH. We commend this initiative meant to reach a wider audience.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The data are based on bird sightings from all over Tanzania
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Contacts
Dr. Charles Mlingwaoriginator
position: Research Associate
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
P. O. Box 661
Arusha
TZ
Telephone: +255762100857
email: cmlingwa@hotmail.com
homepage: http://www.tawiri.or.tz/
Dr. Charles Mlingwa
metadata author
position: Research Associate
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
P. O. Box 661
Arusha
TZ
Telephone: +255762100857
email: cmlingwa@hotmail.com
homepage: http://www.tawiri.or.tz/
Dr. Wilbard Ntongani
author
position: Researcher
Sokoine University of Agruculture
P. O. Box 3010
Morogoro
Morogoro
TZ
Telephone: +255 (0) 787274210
email: ntongani26@yahoo.com
homepage: http://www.suanet.ac.tz/
Mr. Chacha Werema
author
position: Lecturer
University of Dar es Salaam
P. O. Box 35064
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
TZ
Telephone: +255 (0) 713141444
email: cwerema@udsm.ac.tz
homepage: http://www.udsm.ac.tz/
Dr. Charles Mlingwa
administrative point of contact
position: Research Associate
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
P. O. Box 661
Arusha
TZ
Telephone: +255762100857
email: cmlingwa@hotmail.com
homepage: http://www.tawiri.or.tz/