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Museums-Birds-Biodiversity-Records

Citation

Kaliba P, Chipeta J (2019). Museums-Birds-Biodiversity-Records. The Department of Museums and Monuments. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39uda4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.

Description

This is Bird biodiversity data records currently at The Department of Museums and Monuments collected by various collectors in a number of places in Malawi. Some of the records were obtained while the collectors were working at the The Department of Museums and Monuments at Top Mandala in Blantyre

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Ornithology data for some parts of Malawi currently held at the Department of Museums and Monuments in Blantyre at Top Mandala Museum

Sampling

Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database. Most of the specimens were collected using opportunistic methods (on encountered basis) and some using Mist nets set within the sampling area while other using human observations

Method steps

  1. Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database. Most of the specimens were collected using opportunistic methods (on encountered basis) and some using Mist nets set within the sampling area while other using human observations

Taxonomic Coverages

This is Ornithological data comprising various families of birds.
  1. Accipitridae
    rank: family
  2. Accipitridae
    rank: family
  3. Syliviidae
    rank: family
  4. Acrocephalidae
    rank: family
  5. Jacanidae
    rank: family
  6. Pellorneidae
    rank: family
  7. Muscicapidae
    rank: family
  8. Estrildidae
    rank: family
  9. Rallidae
    rank: family
  10. Ploceidae
    rank: family
  11. Ciconiidae
    rank: family
  12. Pycnonotidae
    rank: family
  13. Viduidae
    rank: family
  14. Nectariniidae
    rank: family
  15. Nectarinidae
    rank: family
  16. Motacillidae
    rank: family
  17. Cisticolidae
    rank: family
  18. Cistcolidae
    rank: family
  19. Trogonidae
    rank: family
  20. Columbidae
    rank: family
  21. Apodidae
    rank: family
  22. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  23. Anatidae
    rank: family
  24. Platysteiridae
    rank: family
  25. Strigidae
    rank: family
  26. Burhinidae
    rank: family
  27. Bucerotidae
    rank: family
  28. Scolopacidae
    rank: family
  29. Campephagidae
    rank: family
  30. Picidae
    rank: family
  31. Caprimulgidae
    rank: family
  32. Hirundinidae
    rank: family
  33. Cuculidae
    rank: family
  34. Alcedinidae
    rank: family
  35. Charadriidae
    rank: family
  36. Laridae
    rank: family
  37. Sturnidae
    rank: family
  38. Coliidae
    rank: family
  39. Coraciidae
    rank: family
  40. Corvidae
    rank: family
  41. Musophagidae
    rank: family
  42. Turdidae
    rank: family
  43. Phasianidae
    rank: family
  44. Fringillidae
    rank: family
  45. Glareolidae
    rank: family
  46. Dicruridae
    rank: family
  47. Malaconotidae
    rank: family
  48. Stenostiridae
    rank: family
  49. Emberizidae
    rank: family
  50. Erythrocercidae
    rank: family
  51. Falconidae
    rank: family
  52. Passeridae
    rank: family
  53. Halcyonidae
    rank: family
  54. Hyliotidae
    rank: family
  55. Indicatoridae
    rank: family
  56. Laniidae
    rank: family
  57. Alaudidae
    rank: family
  58. Lybiidae
    rank: family
  59. Paridae
    rank: family
  60. Macrosphenidae
    rank: family
  61. Meropidae
    rank: family
  62. Phalacrocoracidae
    rank: family
  63. Nicatoridae
    rank: family
  64. Numididae
    rank: family
  65. Oriolidae
    rank: family
  66. Phoeniculidae
    rank: family
  67. Pcynonotidae
    rank: family
  68. Phylloscopidae
    rank: family
  69. Psittacidae
    rank: family
  70. Prionopidae
    rank: family
  71. Scopidae
    rank: family
  72. Eurylaimidae
    rank: family
  73. Sternidae
    rank: family
  74. Sylividae
    rank: family
  75. Monarchidae
    rank: family
  76. Monarcidae
    rank: family
  77. Leiothrichidae
    rank: family
  78. Turnicidae
    rank: family
  79. Tytonidae
    rank: family
  80. Upupidae
    rank: family
  81. Zosteropidae
    rank: family
  82. Accipiter badius
  83. Accipiter minullus
  84. Accipiter tachiro
  85. Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  86. Acrocephalus palustris
  87. Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  88. Actophilornis africanus
  89. Alcippe abbyssinia
  90. Alethe fuelleborni
  91. Amandava subflava
  92. Amaurornis flavirostra
  93. Amblyospiza albifrons
  94. Anaplectes rubriceps
  95. Anastomus lamelligerus
  96. Andropadus importunus
  97. Arizelocichla (Andropadus) milanjensis
  98. Andropadus nigriceps
  99. Andropadus virens
  100. Andropudus nigriceps
  101. Anomalospiza imberbis
  102. Antherptes longuemarei
  103. Anthreptes ancietae
  104. Anthreptes longuemarei
  105. Anthreptes reichenowi
  106. Anthus latistriatus
  107. Anthus lineiventris
  108. Anthus novaeseelandiae
  109. Anthus richardii
  110. Anthus similis
  111. Apalis caniceps
  112. Apalis melanocephala
  113. Apalis thoracica
  114. Apaloderma vittatum
  115. Aplopelia larvata
  116. Apoloderma narima
  117. Apus apus
  118. Apus caffer
  119. Aquila spilogaster
  120. Ardea intermedia
  121. Ardea melanocephala
  122. Ardeola ralloides
  123. Arizelocichla temphrolaema
  124. Arizelocichla masukuensis
  125. Arizelocichla milanjensis
  126. Arizelocichla tephrolaema
  127. Aythya fuligula
  128. Batis capensis
  129. Batis dimorpha
  130. Batis fratrum
  131. Batis molitor
  132. Batis pririt
  133. Batis soror
  134. Bradypterus cinnamoneus
  135. Bubo africanus
  136. Bubulcus ibis
  137. Burhinus capensis
  138. Buteo buteo
  139. Bycanistes brevis
  140. Calamanastes stierlingi
  141. Calidris bairdii
  142. Calidris ferruginea
  143. Camaroptera brachyura
  144. Campephaga flava
  145. Campephaga sulphurata
  146. Campethera abingoni
  147. Campethera cailliautii
  148. Caprimulgus europeus
  149. Caprimulgus fossii
  150. Caprimulgus pectoralis
  151. Caprimulgus tristigma
  152. Ceblepyris pectoralis
  153. Cecropis abyssinica
  154. Centropus grillii
  155. Centropus superciliosus
  156. Cercamela familiaris
  157. Cercomela familiaris
  158. Cercotrichas leucophrys
  159. Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
  160. Cercotrichas(Erythropygia) leucophrys
  161. Ceryle rudis
  162. Chalcomitra amethystina
  163. Chalcomitra senagalensis
  164. Chalcomitra senegalensis
  165. Charadrius
  166. Charadrius hiaticula
  167. Charadrius pecuarius
  168. Charadrius tricollaris
  169. Chlidonias leucopterus
  170. Chlorocichla flaviventris
  171. Chloropeta natalensis
  172. Chloropicus namaquus
  173. Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
  174. Chrysococcyx caprius
  175. Chrysococcyx cupreus
  176. Chrysococcyx klaas
  177. Cichladusa arquata
  178. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
  179. Cinnyris bifasciatus
  180. Cinnyris chalybeus
  181. Cinnyris cupreus
  182. Cinnyris manoensis
  183. Cinnyris shellyi
  184. Cinnyris talatala
  185. Cinnyris venustus
  186. Circaetus cinerascens
  187. Circaetus fasciolatus
  188. Cisticola aberrans
  189. Cisticola chiniana
  190. Cisticola erythrops
  191. Cisticola fulvicapilla
  192. Cisticola galactotes
  193. Cisticola hunteri
  194. Cisticola juncidis
  195. Cisticola natalensis
  196. Cisticola
  197. Clamator glandarius
  198. Clamator jacobinus
  199. Coccopygia quartinia
  200. Colius striatus
  201. Coracias caudatus
  202. Coracius caudatus
  203. Corvus albicollis
  204. Corvus albus
  205. Corythaixoides concolor
  206. Corythaixoides leucogaster
  207. Corythonis cristatus
  208. Cossypha anomala
  209. Cossypha caffra
  210. Cossypha dichroa
  211. Cossypha heuglini
  212. Cossypha natalensis
  213. Coturnix
  214. Criniger calurus
  215. Crithagra flaviventris
  216. Crithagra hyposticta
  217. Crithagra mozambicus
  218. Crithagra reichardi
  219. Crithagra scotops
  220. Crithagra striolatus
  221. Crithagra sulphuratus
  222. Cryptospiza reichenovii
  223. Cuculus clamosus
  224. Cuculus gularis
  225. Cuprimulges fossii
  226. Cursorius temminckii
  227. Cyanomitra
  228. Cyanomitra olivacea
  229. Cyanomitra verticalis
  230. Dendrocygna bicolor
  231. Dendrocygna viduata
  232. Dendroperdix sephaena
  233. Dendropicos fuscescens
  234. Dicrurus adsimilis
  235. Dicrurus ludwigii
  236. Dryoscopus cubla
  237. Elminia albicauda
  238. Elminia albonotata
  239. Emberiza cabanisi
  240. Emberiza cabanisi orientalis
  241. Emberiza cia
  242. Emberiza fraviventris
  243. Eremomela scotops
  244. Erythrocercus livingstonei
  245. Estrilda astrild
  246. Euplectes afer
  247. Euplectes albonotatus
  248. Euplectes ardens
  249. Euplectes axillaris
  250. Euplectes capensis
  251. Euplectes hordeacea
  252. Euplectes macroura
  253. Euplectes orix
  254. Eurillas virens
  255. Eurystomus glaucurus
  256. Falco biarmicus
  257. Falco chicquera
  258. Falco tinnunculus
  259. Francolinus hilderbrandti
  260. Gallinula chloropus
  261. Gallirex porphyreolophus
  262. Geokichla gurneyi
  263. Gymnoris superciliaris
  264. Gypohierax angoleusis
  265. Halcyon albiventris
  266. Halcyon chelicuti
  267. Halcyon leucocephala
  268. Halcyon senegalensis
  269. Hedydipna collaris
  270. Heliolais erythropterus
  271. Hemiparra crassirostris
  272. Hermiparra crassirostris
  273. Hieraaetus
  274. Hippolais olivetorum
  275. Hirundo fuligula
  276. Hirundo rustica
  277. Hirundo smithii
  278. Hyliota flavigaster
  279. Hypargos niveoguttatus
  280. Indicator indicator
  281. Indicator minor
  282. Indicator variegatus
  283. Ispidina picta
  284. Ixobrychus minutus
  285. Kaupifalco monogrammicus
  286. Lagonosticta rhodopareia
  287. Lagonosticta rubricata
  288. Lagonosticta senegala
  289. Lamprotornis chalybaeus
  290. Lamprotornis chloropterus
  291. Laniarius
  292. Laniarius bicolor
  293. Laniarius ferrugineus
  294. Laniarius major
  295. Laniarius aethiopicus
  296. Lanius collaris
  297. Lanius collurio
  298. Lanius souzae
  299. Lark
  300. Lonchura bicolor
  301. Lophaetus occipitalis
  302. Lophoceros alboterminatus
  303. Lybius torquatus
  304. Macronyx croceus
  305. Malaconotus blanchoti
  306. Mandingoa nitidula
  307. Melaenornis chocolatinus
  308. Melaenornis fisheri
  309. Melaenornis infuscatus
  310. Melaenornis pallidus
  311. Melaenornis pammelaina
  312. Melaniparus griseiventris
  313. Melaniparus niger
  314. Melaniparus rufiventris
  315. Melierax metabates
  316. Melocichla mentalis
  317. Merops apiaster
  318. Merops boehmi
  319. Merops bullockoides
  320. Merops pusillus
  321. Merops supercilosus
  322. Microcarbo africanus
  323. Milvus migrans
  324. Mirafra rufocinnamomea
  325. Motacilla aguimp
  326. Motacilla clara
  327. Motacilla flava
  328. Muscicapa adusta
  329. Muscicapa caerulescens
  330. Muscicapa striata
  331. Myioparus plumbeus
  332. Nectarinia
  333. Nectarinia bifasciatus
  334. Nectarinia kilimensis
  335. Nectarinia olivacea
  336. Nectarinia senegalensis
  337. Nicator chloris
  338. Nilaus afer
  339. Nilaus afer nigritemporalis
  340. Numida meleagris
  341. Onychognathus morio
  342. Oriolus larvatus
  343. Paragallinula angulata
  344. Passer griseus
  345. Pentholaea arnotti
  346. Pernis apivorus
  347. Philomachus pugnax
  348. Phoeniculus purpureus
  349. Phyllastrephus alfredi
  350. Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
  351. Phyllastrephus fischeri
  352. Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
  353. Phyllastrephus placidus
  354. Phyllastrephus terrestris
  355. Phylloscopus ruficapilla
  356. Platysteira peltata
  357. Plocepasser mahali
  358. Ploceus
  359. Ploceus bertrandi
  360. Ploceus bicolor
  361. Ploceus cucullatus
  362. Ploceus intermedius
  363. Ploceus melanocephalus
  364. Ploceus ocularis
  365. Ploceus olivaceiceps
  366. Ploceus subauareus
  367. Ploceus subaureus
  368. Ploceus velatus
  369. Ploceus xanthops
  370. Ploceus xanthopterus
  371. Pogoniulus bilineatus
  372. Pogoniulus chrysoconus
  373. Pogoniulus leucomystax
  374. Pogonocichla stellata
  375. Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
  376. Polyboroides typus
  377. Prinia subflava
  378. Prionops plumatus
  379. Prionops retzii
  380. Procepasser mahali melanorhynchus
  381. Prodotiscus regulus
  382. Psalidoprocne
  383. Psophocichla litsitsirupa
  384. Pternistis afer
  385. Pternistis swainsonii
  386. Pycnonotus
  387. Pycnonotus barbatus
  388. Pycnonotus tricolor
  389. Pycnonotus xanthopygos
  390. Pyllastrephus cervinventris
  391. Pytilia afra
  392. Pytilia melba
  393. Quelea
  394. Quelea quelea
  395. Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
  396. Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
  397. Saxicola torquatus
  398. Scopus umbretta
  399. Serinus canicollis
  400. Serinus mozambicus
  401. Serinus serinus
  402. Serinus striolatus
  403. Smithornis capansis
  404. Spermestes bicolor
  405. Spermestes cucullata
  406. Stactolaema leucotis
  407. Stenagula sp
  408. Stenostira scita
  409. Streptopelia capicola
  410. Streptopelia decipiens
  411. Streptopelia semitorquata
  412. Streptopelia senegalensis
  413. Strix woodfodii
  414. Strix woodfordii
  415. Sylvia borin
  416. Sylvietta rufescens
  417. Sylvietta whytii
  418. Tauraco livingstonii
  419. Tchagra australis
  420. Tchagra senegalus
  421. Tockus alboterminatus
  422. Telophorus sulfureopectus
  423. Terpsiphone viridis
  424. Terspiphone viridis
  425. Thalassornis leuconotus
  426. Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
  427. Tockus erthrorhynchus
  428. Tockus nasutus
  429. Treron astralis
  430. Treron calvus
  431. Treron calvus delalandii
  432. Tringa
  433. Tringa glareola
  434. Tringa hypoleucos
  435. Tringa stagnatilis
  436. Trochocercus cyanomelas
  437. Turdoides jardineii
  438. Turdus libonyana
  439. Turdus olivaceus
  440. Turnix sylvaticus
  441. Turtur chalcospilos
  442. Turtur afer
  443. Turtur chalcospilos
  444. Turtur tympanistria
  445. Tyto alba
  446. Upupa epops
  447. Uraeginthus angolensis
  448. Urocolius indicus
  449. Vanellus senegalensis
  450. Vidua chalybeata
  451. Vidua codringtoni
  452. Vidua macroura
  453. Vidua obtusa
  454. Vidua paradisaea
    rank: species
  455. Vidua purpurascens
    rank: species
  456. Zosterops senegalensis
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

This is bird records for some places in Malawi for the southern, central and northern regions

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Portphar Kaliba
originator
position: The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
originator
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
metadata author
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
Lyson Kampira
distributor
position: Chief Officer
National Commission for Science and Technology
Private Bag B303, Lilongwe
Lilongwe
+265
Central Region
MW
Telephone: +265999916036
email: Lkampira@ncst.mw
Portphar Kaliba
originator
position: The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
Portphar Kaliba
administrative point of contact
position: The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
Lovemore Mazibuko
administrative point of contact
position: Chief Research Officer
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888551808
email: lovemorecjm@gmail.com
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