Checklist of birds of Mpanga forest Uganda

Study Extent

Sampling

Quality Control

Method steps

1. The national survey of Uganda forests collected data in 65 forests. The original field survey results including all data were published in a series of reports by the Forest Department of Uganda (Howard et al. 1996). The current dataset comprises records of birds that were mist netted during this survey. We selected a sample of forests that had been surveyed in the Central and Eastern Regions of Uganda in order to digitise the data for GBIF. Electronic copies of the written reports and a separate electronic database of records were made available for this purpose by the original authors of the reports (Peter Howard). We extracted the bird mist netting records from the electronic database and supplemented these with location data provided in the narrative reports. The species names were updated to modern taxonomy by aligning the names and regionally appropriate forms (subspecies) with the HBW and BirdLife International checklist taxonomy (del Hoyo and Collar 2014, 2016) paying particular attention to potential taxonomic splits and lumps that had occurred since the original data were collected. The location data in the original reports were provided in Military Grid Reference System. These were first converted to standard UTM coordinates, noting that the MGRS was using an old datum (MGRS-AL scheme also called "MGRS old"). UTM coordinates were then converted to decimal degrees using an online conversion spreadsheet (https://giscrack.com/download-excel-template-convert-geographic-coordinates-utm/). The converted locations were then checked against Google Maps imagery to confirm that a satisfactory conversion had been made. Species records from each Forest Reserve were checked against the distribution maps in Carswell et al. (2005) and through expert assessment (J. Lindsell) to ensure that no unsubstantiated or extralimital records were included.

1. Columba unicincta Cassin, 1860
   common name: Afep Pigeon rank: species
2. Lagonosticta rubricata (Lichtenstein, 1823)
   common name: African Firefinch rank: species
3. Accipiter tachiro (Daudin, 1800)
   common name: African Goshawk rank: species
4. Motacilla aguimp Dumont, 1821
   common name: African Pied Wagtail rank: species
5. Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850
   common name: African Thrush rank: species
6. Strix woodfordii (Smith, 1834)
   common name: African Wood-owl rank: species
7. Hirundo angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1868
   common name: Angola Swallow rank: species
8. Fraseria caerulescens (Hartlaub, 1865)
   common name: Ashy Flycatcher rank: species
9. Macheiramphus alcinus Westermann, 1851
   common name: Bat Hawk rank: species
10. Bycanistes subcylindricus (Sclater, 1870)
    common name: Grey-cheeked Hornbill rank: species
11. Bias musicus (Vieillot, 1818)
    common name: Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher rank: species
12. Spermestes bicolor (Fraser, 1843)
    common name: Black-and-white Mannikin rank: species
13. Cuculus clamosus Latham, 1801
    common name: Black Cuckoo rank: species
14. Campephaga flava Vieillot, 1817
    common name: Black Cuckooshrike rank: species
15. Milvus aegyptius (Gmelin, 1788)
    common name: Yellow-billed Kite rank: species
16. Melaniparus guineensis (Shelley, 1900)
    common name: Pale-eyed Black Tit rank: species
17. Pyrenestes ostrinus (Vieillot, 1805)
    common name: Black-bellied Seedcracker rank: species
18. Tauraco schuettii (Cabanis, 1879)
    common name: Black-billed Turaco rank: species
19. Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
    common name: Eurasian Blackcap rank: species
20. Estrilda nonnula Hartlaub, 1883
    common name: Black-crowned Waxbill rank: species
21. Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
    common name: Eastern Black-headed Oriole rank: species
22. Ploceus cucullatus (Müller, 1776)
    common name: Village Weaver rank: species
23. Ploceus nigricollis (Vieillot, 1805)
    common name: Black-necked Weaver rank: species
24. Apalis jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
    common name: Black-throated Apalis rank: species
25. Elminia longicauda (Swainson, 1838)
    common name: African Blue-flycatcher rank: species
26. Halcyon malimbica (Shaw, 1811)
    common name: Blue-breasted Kingfisher rank: species
27. Turtur afer (Linnaeus, 1766)
    common name: Blue-spotted Wood-dove rank: species
28. Cyanomitra cyanolaema (Jardine & Fraser, 1851)
    common name: Blue-throated Brown Sunbird rank: species
29. Bleda syndactylus (Swainson, 1837)
    common name: Red-tailed Bristlebill rank: species
30. Eurystomus glaucurus (Müller, 1776)
    common name: Broad-billed Roller
31. Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley, 1884
    common name: Bronze Sunbird
32. Illadopsis fulvescens (Cassin, 1859)
    common name: Brown Illadopsis rank: species
33. Campethera caroli Malherbe, 1852
    common name: Brown-eared Woodpecker rank: species
34. Campethera nivosa (Swainson, 1837)
    common name: Buff-spotted Woodpecker rank: species
35. Apalis rufogularis (Fraser, 1843)
    common name: Buff-throated Apalis rank: species
36. Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818)
    common name: Cardinal Woodpecker
37. Dyaphorophyia castanea Fraser, 1843
    common name: Chestnut Wattle-eye rank: species
38. Onychognathus fulgidus Hartlaub, 1849
    common name: Chestnut-winged Starling rank: species
39. Hedydipna collaris (Vieillot, 1819)
    common name: Collared Sunbird rank: species
40. Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789)
    common name: Common Bulbul rank: species
41. Cinnyris cupreus (Shaw, 1811)
    common name: Copper Sunbird rank: species
42. Lophoceros alboterminatus Büttikofer, 1889
    common name: Crowned Hornbill rank: species
43. Pogonornis bidentatus (Shaw, 1798)
    common name: Double-toothed Barbet rank: species
44. Muscicapa adusta (Boie, 1828)
    common name: African Dusky Flycatcher rank: species
45. Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882
    common name: Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo rank: species
46. Crinifer zonurus (Rüppell, 1835)
    common name: Eastern Plantain-eater rank: species
47. Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)
    common name: African Emerald Cuckoo rank: species
48. Caprimulgus pectoralis Cuvier, 1816
    common name: Fiery-necked Nightjar rank: species
49. Alethe castanea (Cassin, 1856)
    common name: Fire-crested Alethe rank: species
50. Sylvia borin (Boddaert, 1783)
    common name: Garden Warbler rank: species
51. Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816)
    common name: Great Blue Turaco rank: species
52. Sylvietta virens Cassin, 1859
    common name: Green Crombec rank: species
53. Hylia prasina (Cassin, 1855)
    common name: Green Hylia rank: species
54. Treron calvus (Temminck, 1808)
    common name: African Green-pigeon rank: species
55. Anthreptes tephrolaemus (Jardine & Fraser, 1851)
    common name: Grey-chinned Sunbird rank: species
56. Mandingoa nitidula (Hartlaub, 1865)
    common name: Green Twinspot rank: species
57. Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
    common name: Green-headed Sunbird rank: species
58. Chalcomitra rubescens (Vieillot, 1819)
    common name: Green-throated Sunbird rank: species
59. Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758
    common name: Grey Parrot rank: species
60. Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
    common name: Bleating Camaroptera rank: species
61. Eminia lepida Hartlaub, 1881
    common name: Grey-capped Warbler rank: species
62. Chlorophoneus bocagei (Reichenow, 1894)
    common name: Bocage's Bush-shrike rank: species
63. Nigrita canicapillus (Strickland, 1841)
    common name: Grey-headed Nigrita rank: species
64. Gymnobucco cinereiceps Sharpe, 1891
    common name: Grey-headed Barbet rank: species
65. Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790)
    common name: Hadada Ibis rank: species
66. Tricholaema hirsuta (Swainson, 1821)
    common name: Hairy-breasted Barbet rank: species
67. Polyboroides typus Smith, 1829
    common name: African Harrier-hawk rank: species
68. Baeopogon indicator (Verreaux & Verreaux, 1855)
    common name: Honeyguide Greenbul rank: species
69. Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823)
    common name: Hooded Vulture rank: species
70. Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)
    common name: Klaas's Cuckoo rank: species
71. Fraseria plumbea (Hartlaub, 1858)
    common name: Grey Tit-flycatcher rank: species
72. Indicator exilis (Cassin, 1856)
    common name: Least Honeyguide rank: species
73. Aplopelia larvata Temminck, 1809
    common name: Lemon Dove rank: species
74. Indicator minor Stephens, 1815
    common name: Lesser Honeyguide rank: species
75. Clamator levaillantii (Swainson, 1829)
    common name: Levaillant's Cuckoo rank: species
76. Merops pusillus Müller, 1776
    common name: Little Bee-eater rank: species
77. Eurillas virens (Cassin, 1858)
    common name: Little Greenbul rank: species
78. Eurillas gracilis (Cabanis, 1880)
    common name: Grey Greenbul rank: species
79. Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800)
    common name: Long-crested Eagle rank: species
80. Apaloderma narina (Stephens, 1815)
    common name: Narina Trogon rank: species
81. Nicator chloris (Valenciennes, 1826)
    common name: Western Nicator rank: species
82. Dryoscopus gambensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
    common name: Northern Puffback rank: species
83. Cyanomitra olivacea (Smith, 1840)
    common name: Olive Sunbird rank: species
84. Cinnyris chloropygius (Jardine, 1842)
    common name: Olive-bellied Sunbird rank: species
85. Camaroptera toroensis (Jackson, 1905)
    common name: Tawny-breasted Camaroptera rank: species
86. Ploceus aurantius (Vieillot, 1805)
    common name: Orange Weaver rank: species
87. Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
    common name: African Paradise-flycatcher rank: species
88. Corvus albus Müller, 1776
    common name: Pied Crow rank: species
89. Lophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1811)
    common name: Congo Pied Hornbill rank: species
90. Hylopsar purpureiceps (Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851)
    common name: Purple-headed Starling rank: species
91. Ispidina picta (Boddaert, 1783)
    common name: African Pygmy-kingfisher rank: species
92. Terpsiphone rufiventer (Swainson, 1837)
    common name: Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher rank: species
93. Cossypha natalensis Smith, 1840
    common name: Red-capped Robin-chat rank: species
94. Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815
    common name: Red-chested Cuckoo rank: species
95. Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837)
    common name: Red-eyed Dove rank: species
96. Spermophaga ruficapilla (Shelley, 1888)
    common name: Red-headed Bluebill rank: species
97. Agapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    common name: Red-headed Lovebird rank: species
98. Malimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838)
    common name: Red-headed Malimbe rank: species
99. Criniger calurus (Cassin, 1857)
    common name: Red-tailed Greenbul rank: species
100. Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857)
     common name: Ring-necked Dove rank: species
101. Musophaga rossae Gould, 1852
     common name: Ross's Turaco rank: species
102. Stizorhina fraseri (Strickland, 1844)
     common name: Rufous Flycatcher-thrush rank: species
103. Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)
     common name: Scaly Francolin rank: species
104. Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
     common name: Scarlet-chested Sunbird rank: species
105. Alcedo quadribrachys Bonaparte, 1850
     common name: Shining-blue Kingfisher rank: species
106. Megabyas flammulatus (Verreaux & Verreaux, 1855)
     common name: African Shrike-flycatcher rank: species
107. Cossypha niveicapilla (Lafresnaye, 1838)
     common name: Snowy-crowned Robin-chat rank: species
108. Laniarius leucorhynchus (Hartlaub, 1848)
     common name: Lowland Sooty Boubou rank: species
109. Pogoniulus scolopaceus (Bonaparte, 1850)
     common name: Speckled Tinkerbird rank: species
110. Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot, 1822)
     common name: Splendid Starling rank: species
111. Cecropis abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
     common name: Lesser Striped Swallow rank: species
112. Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, 1809)
     common name: Tambourine Dove rank: species
113. Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789)
     common name: Tawny-flanked Prinia rank: species
114. Phyllastrephus hypochloris (Jackson, 1906)
     common name: Toro Olive Greenbul rank: species
115. Laniarius aethiopicus (Gmelin, 1788)
     common name: Tropical Boubou rank: species
116. Phylloscopus budongoensis (Seth-Smith, 1907)
     common name: Uganda Woodland-warbler rank: species
117. Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799)
     common name: Variable Sunbird rank: species
118. Dicrurus modestus Hartlaub, 1849
     common name: Velvet-mantled Drongo rank: species
119. Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819
     common name: Vieillot's Black Weaver rank: species
120. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
     common name: Violet-backed Starling rank: species
121. Platysteira cyanea (Müller, 1776)
     common name: Brown-throated Wattle-eye rank: species
122. Oriolus brachyrynchus Swainson, 1837
     common name: Western Black-headed Oriole rank: species
123. Ploceus weynsi (Dubois, 1900)
     common name: Weyns's Weaver rank: species
124. Schistolais leucopogon (Cabanis, 1875)
     common name: White-chinned Prinia rank: species
125. Psalidoprocne albiceps Sclater, 1864
     common name: White-headed Saw-wing rank: species
126. Sarothrura pulchra (Gray, 1829)
     common name: White-spotted Flufftail rank: species
127. Neocossyphus poensis (Strickland, 1844)
     common name: White-tailed Ant-thrush rank: species
128. Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817
     common name: White-throated Bee-eater rank: species
129. Phyllastrephus albigularis (Sharpe, 1881)
     common name: White-throated Greenbul rank: species
130. Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
     common name: Willow Warbler rank: species
131. Hirundo smithii Leach, 1818
     common name: Wire-tailed Swallow rank: species
132. Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
     common name: Woodland Kingfisher rank: species
133. Zosterops senegalensis Bonaparte, 1850
     common name: African Yellow White-eye rank: species
134. Ceuthmochares aereus (Vieillot, 1817)
     common name: Chattering Yellowbill rank: species
135. Trachylaemus purpuratus (Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851)
     common name: Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet rank: species
136. Camaroptera superciliaris (Fraser, 1843)
     common name: Yellow-browed Camaroptera rank: species
137. Dendropicos xantholophus (Hargitt, 1883)
     common name: Yellow-crested Woodpecker rank: species
138. Ploceus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1854)
     common name: Yellow-mantled Weaver rank: species
139. Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850)
     common name: Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird rank: species
140. Buccanodon duchaillui (Cassin, 1855)
     common name: Eastern Yellow-spotted Barbet rank: species
141. Pogoniulus subsulphureus (Fraser, 1843)
     common name: Yellow-throated Tinkerbird rank: species