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biodiversity_mapping_vfas_fauna_dataset1

Citation

Chingagwe B, Gawa T (2022). biodiversity_mapping_vfas_fauna_dataset1. Version 1.1. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/77q7jh accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-15.

Description

This resource is about the biodiversity data that was collected in the village forest areas during the biodiversity mapping exercise to determine what kind on species does the village forest areas host. This is specifically for birds found in village forest areas around Vwaza Wildlife Reserve, Thuma forest Reserve and Kuti Wildlife reserve.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The mapping exercise covered a total of 57 village forest areas in the fringes of Vwaza Wildlife Reserve in Mzimba, Thuma Forest Reserve and Kuti Wildlife Reserve in Salima from 19 August to 26 August 2021.

Sampling

All the village forest areas were identified in the areas and every Village Forest Area was visited. Due to small size village forest areas, an entire forest would be surveyed and also mapped the boundaries.

Quality Control

The use of communities help to ensure that the data collected was representative enough of the resources that they have. Transects were also used to make sure that the bigger forests had the a good representation of the species recorded

Method steps

  1. The community members were used to identify the bird species found in their Village Forest Area. Binoculars and acoustics were used to identify the bird species. Transects were used in Village Forest Areas that were bigger in size.

Taxonomic Coverages

All the birds were identified to species level
  1. Campephaga flava
  2. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  3. Cinnyris talatala
  4. Dryoscopus cubla
  5. Euplectes capensis
  6. Hirundo smithii
  7. Prinia subflava
  8. Streptopelia capicola
  9. Streptopelia senegalensis
  10. Tchagra senegalus
  11. Telophorus sulfureopectus
  12. Turtur chalcospilos
  13. Uraeginthus angolensis
  14. Cossypha heuglini
  15. Crithagra mozambicus
  16. Pycnonotus tricolor
  17. Spermestes cucullatus
  18. Streptopelia capicola
  19. Turtur chalcospilos
  20. Upupa africana
  21. Uraeginthus angolensis
  22. Streptopelia capicola
  23. Ardea cinerea
  24. Batis fratrum
  25. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  26. Circaetus cinerascens
  27. Cisticola chiniana
  28. Corythaixoides concolor
  29. Crithagra mozambicus
  30. Eremomela icteropygialis
  31. Euplectes capensis
  32. Hedydipna collaris
  33. Indicator indicator
  34. Lophoceros nasutus
  35. Petronia superciliaris
  36. Ploceus cucullatus
  37. Ploceus ocularis
  38. Prinia subflava
  39. Pycnonotus tricolor
  40. Pytilia melba
  41. Sclerurus guatemalensis
  42. Sporaeginthus subflavus
  43. Streptopelia capicola
  44. Streptopelia senegalensis
  45. Turtur chalcospilos
  46. Uraeginthus angolensis
  47. Vidua chalybeata
  48. Vidua macroura
  49. Bubulcus ibis
  50. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  51. Cinnyris talatala
  52. Cinnyris venustus
  53. Corvus albus
  54. Crithagra mozambicus
  55. Crithagra sulphuratus
  56. Dryoscopus cubla
  57. Motacilla aguimp
  58. Petronia superciliaris
  59. Ploceus cucullatus
  60. Prinia subflava
  61. Pycnonotus tricolor
  62. Streptopelia capicola
  63. Streptopelia semitorquata
  64. Tchagra senegalus
  65. Turtur chalcospilos
  66. Uraeginthus angolensis
  67. Urocolius indicus
  68. Camaroptera brachyura
  69. Cossypha natalensis
  70. Crithagra mozambicus
  71. Dryoscopus cubla
  72. Hedydipna collaris
  73. Laniarius aethiopicus
  74. Oriolus oriolus
  75. Ploceus cucullatus
  76. Ploceus ocularis
  77. Scopus umbretta
  78. Streptopelia senegalensis
  79. Turtur chalcospilos
  80. Lybius torquatus
  81. Petronia superciliaris
  82. Crithagra mozambicus
  83. Prinia subflava
  84. Streptopelia capicola
  85. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  86. Cinnyris talatala
  87. Crithagra mozambicus
  88. Dryoscopus cubla
  89. Laniarius aethiopicus
  90. Petronia superciliaris
  91. Prinia subflava
  92. Pycnonotus tricolor
  93. Streptopelia capicola
  94. Turtur chalcospilos
  95. Uraeginthus angolensis
  96. Cinnyris talatala
  97. Crithagra mozambicus
  98. Euplectes capensis
  99. Indicator indicator
  100. Lagonosticta rubricata
  101. Merops pusillus
  102. Ploceus cucullatus
  103. Prinia subflava
  104. Pycnonotus tricolor
  105. Streptopelia capicola
  106. Uraeginthus angolensis
  107. Batis fratrum
  108. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  109. Cinnyris talatala
  110. Dicrurus adsimilis
  111. Dryoscopus cubla
  112. Emberiza tahapisi
  113. Indicator indicator
  114. Petronia superciliaris
  115. Prionops plumatus
  116. Pycnonotus tricolor
  117. Pytilia afra
  118. Streptopelia capicola
  119. Turtur chalcospilos
  120. Uraeginthus angolensis
  121. Cinnyris talatala
  122. Crithagra mozambicus
  123. Indicator indicator
  124. Prinia subflava
  125. Tchagra senegalus
  126. Turtur chalcospilos
  127. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  128. Cinnyris talatala
  129. Prinia subflava
  130. Pycnonotus tricolor
  131. Streptopelia capicola
  132. Streptopelia senegalensis
  133. Tchagra senegalus
  134. Uraeginthus angolensis
  135. Dicrurus adsimilis
  136. Lophoceros pallidirostris
  137. Petronia superciliaris
  138. Poicephalus meyeri
  139. Pytilia afra
  140. Streptopelia capicola
  141. Turtur chalcospilos
  142. Uraeginthus angolensis
  143. Streptopelia capicola
  144. Crithagra mozambicus
  145. Cercomela familiaris
  146. Ceryle rudis
  147. Chalcomitra amethystina
  148. Circaetus pectoralis
  149. Coracias caudatus
  150. Crithagra mozambicus
  151. Dicrurus adsimilis
  152. Falco dickinsoni
  153. Lamprotornis elisabeth
  154. Lophoceros nasutus
  155. Parus niger
  156. Petronia superciliaris
  157. Pycnonotus tricolor
  158. Pytilia afra
  159. Streptopelia capicola
  160. Tockus alboterminatus
  161. Turtur chalcospilos
  162. Uraeginthus angolensis
  163. Batis fratrum
  164. Camaroptera brevicaudata
  165. Cercotrichas leucophrys
  166. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  167. Chlorocichla flaviventris
  168. Cinnyris talatala
  169. Cinnyris venustus
  170. Circaetus cinerascens
  171. Cypsiurus parvus
  172. Erythrocercus livingstonei
  173. Lamprotornis elisabeth
  174. Lybius torquatus
  175. Petronia superciliaris
  176. Phyllastrephus terrestris
  177. Pycnonotus tricolor
  178. Streptopelia capicola
  179. Tchagra senegalus
  180. Telophorus sulfureopectus
  181. Tockus leucomelas
  182. Turtur chalcospilos
  183. Uraeginthus angolensis
  184. Poicephalus meyeri
  185. Streptopelia capicola
  186. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  187. Cinnyris talatala
  188. Coracias caudatus
  189. Crithagra mozambicus
  190. Dicrurus adsimilis
  191. Emberiza flaviventris
  192. Emberiza tahapisi
  193. Indicator indicator
  194. Lamprotornis elisabeth
  195. Lophoceros nasutus
  196. Lybius torquatus
  197. Melaenornis pammelaina
  198. Merops pusillus
  199. Oriolus larvatus
  200. Petronia superciliaris
  201. Prinia subflava
  202. Prionops retzii
  203. Pycnonotus tricolor
  204. Spermestes cucullatus
  205. Streptopelia senegalensis
  206. Treron calvus
  207. Turtur chalcospilos
  208. Uraeginthus angolensis
  209. Prinia subflava
  210. Streptopelia capicola
  211. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  212. Chlorocichla flaviventris
  213. Euplectes capensis
  214. Pycnonotus tricolor
  215. Streptopelia senegalensis
  216. Tchagra senegalus
  217. Turdoides jardineii
  218. Turnix sylvaticus
  219. Turtur chalcospilos
  220. Pycnonotus tricolor
  221. Accipiter minullus
  222. Amadina fasciata
  223. Aquila spilogaster
  224. Batis molitor
  225. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  226. Chloropicus namaquus
  227. Emberiza tahapisi
  228. Eremomela icteropygialis
  229. Halcyon chelicuti
  230. Lamprotornis chalybaeus
  231. Lophoceros alboterminatus
  232. Lophoceros pallidirostris
  233. Lybius torquatus
  234. Mirafra rufocinnamomea
  235. Pogoniulus chrysoconus
  236. Poicephalus meyeri
  237. Streptopelia capicola
  238. Streptopelia semitorquata
  239. Sylvietta rufescens
  240. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  241. Crithagra mozambicus
  242. Elanus caeruleus
  243. Oriolus larvatus
  244. Streptopelia capicola
  245. Uraeginthus angolensis
  246. Actophilornis africanus
  247. Ceryle rudis
  248. Cinnyris venustus
  249. Dendrocygna viduata
  250. Dicrurus adsimilis
  251. Euplectes capensis
  252. Hedydipna collaris
  253. Numida meleagris
  254. Ploceus cucullatus
  255. Prinia subflava
  256. Pycnonotus tricolor
  257. Pytilia afra
  258. Spermestes cucullatus
  259. Streptopelia senegalensis
  260. Tchagra senegalus
  261. Corvus albus
  262. Dicrurus adsimilis
  263. Euplectes capensis
  264. Merops pusillus
  265. Pytilia afra
  266. Streptopelia senegalensis
  267. Tchagra senegalus
  268. Uraeginthus angolensis
  269. Camaroptera brachyura
  270. Circaetus cinerascens
  271. Crithagra mozambicus
  272. Euplectes capensis
  273. Lamprotornis elisabeth
  274. Malaconotus blanchoti
  275. Numida meleagris
  276. Oriolus larvatus
  277. Phoeniculus purpureus
  278. Poicephalus meyeri
  279. Pycnonotus tricolor
  280. Spermestes cucullatus
  281. Streptopelia capicola
  282. Streptopelia semitorquata
  283. Tchagra senegalus
  284. Turtur chalcospilos
  285. Aquila spilogaster
  286. Centropus burchellii
  287. Dicrurus adsimilis
  288. Dryoscopus cubla
  289. Indicator indicator
  290. Laniarius major
  291. Lonchura cucullata
  292. Lybius torquatus
  293. Oriolus larvatus
  294. Pycnonotus tricolor
  295. Streptopelia capicola
  296. Tauraco porphyreolophus
  297. Tchagra australis
  298. Turdoides jardineii
  299. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  300. Crithagra mozambicus
  301. Dicrurus adsimilis
  302. Euplectes capensis
  303. Lybius torquatus
  304. Phoeniculus purpureus
  305. Pycnonotus tricolor
  306. Spermestes cucullatus
  307. Streptopelia capicola
  308. Turtur chalcospilos
  309. Uraeginthus angolensis
  310. Camaroptera brevicaudata
  311. Chlorocichla flaviventris
  312. Cinnyris talatala
  313. Coturnix coturnix
  314. Lamprotornis nitens
  315. Lophoceros nasutus
  316. Lybius torquatus
  317. Numida meleagris
  318. Poicephalus meyeri
  319. Pycnonotus tricolor
  320. Turdoides jardineii
  321. Turtur chalcospilos
  322. Cisticola rufilatus
  323. Crithagra mozambicus
  324. Euplectes capensis
  325. Lagonosticta rubricata
  326. Lamprotornis chalybaeus
  327. Laniarius aethiopicus
  328. Merops pusillus
  329. Ploceus cucullatus
  330. Prinia subflava
  331. Pternistis afer
  332. Spermestes cucullatus
  333. Streptopelia capicola
  334. Streptopelia semitorquata
  335. Streptopelia senegalensis
  336. Tchagra senegalus
  337. Uraeginthus angolensis
  338. Euplectes capensis
  339. Pternistis afer
  340. Pycnonotus tricolor
  341. Pytilia melba
  342. Streptopelia senegalensis
  343. Uraeginthus angolensis
  344. Camaroptera brachyura
  345. Chlorocichla flaviventris
  346. Crithagra mozambicus
  347. Lagonosticta senegala
  348. Laniarius aethiopicus
  349. Lybius rubrifacies
  350. Lybius torquatus
  351. Prinia subflava
  352. Pycnonotus tricolor
  353. Streptopelia capicola
  354. Streptopelia senegalensis
  355. Sylvietta rufescens
  356. Uraeginthus angolensis

Geographic Coverages

The locations for this dataset is in Mzimba and Salima which are the Northern and central regions of Malawi respectively.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Blessings Chingagwe
originator
position: Programmes Manager
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
578
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: programmes@wesm.mw
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
Tiwonge Gawa
originator
position: Lecturer
Malawi University of Science and Technology
MUST
Thyolo
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265995209848
email: tgawa@must.ac.mw
Blessings Chingagwe
metadata author
position: Programmes Manager
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
578
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: programmes@wesm.mw
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
Blessings Chingagwe
content provider
position: Programmes Manager
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
578
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: programmes@wesm.mw
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
Tiwonge Gawa
reviewer
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Malawi University of Science and Technology
MUST
Thyolo
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265 995 20 98 48
email: tgawa@must.ac.mw
Wilford Phiri
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position: Projects Coordinator
TearFund
Lilongwe
Malawi
MW
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email: wilford.phiri@tearfund.org
Blessings Chingagwe
administrative point of contact
position: Programmes Manager
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
578
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: programmes@wesm.mw
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
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