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birds-of-liwonde-national-park-1972

Citation

Dudley C O, Stead D, Chingagwe B (2022). birds-of-liwonde-national-park-1972. Version 1.2. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Metadata dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zu6dzx accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-29.

Description

Liwonde National Park was regarded as one of the good bird watching area. Although the species diversity of birds in mopane woodland is not as high as that in brachystegia woodland, birds species of wetland, grassland, thicket and riverine habitats add interest.

The abundance and diversity of raptors was impressive, as 26 species were identified. Although little information on migratory raptors was available then, the Shire River may be a regular migration route. Of the park's raptors, three are perhaps rare in the African context; the martial eagle, the crowned eagle and Dickinson's kestrel.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Liwonde National Park is located within Machinga District in the eastern region of Malawi along the Shire River north of Liwonde township. The then present area of the park was approximately 250 square miles. The park''s western boundary incorporates 15 miles of the Shire River from the Likwenu River inlet and railway north to the base of Lake Malombe, then north east to the Mangochi Forest Reserve. The eastern boundary, which is irregular and limited along most of it's length by the cultivation west of the Ntaja-Namwera Road, lies below the Makongwa escarpment.

Sampling

These birds species were observed during bird watching activity by citizen scientists in the mopane and Brachystegia woodlands. Brachystegia woodlands had more bird species than mopane woodlands.

Method steps

  1. The data that was collected during bird watching was published in print Nyala journals which was extracted to make this digital publication.

Taxonomic Coverages

All the avifauna of this resource were mapped to order, family, genus, class, phylum and kingdom.
  1. Polemaetus bellicosus
    common name: Martial Eagle
  2. Falco dickinsoni
    common name: Dickinson's kestrel
  3. Stephanoaetus coronatus
    common name: Crowned Eagle
  4. Plocepasser mahali
    common name: White-browed sparrow weaver
  5. Lamprotornis mevesii
    common name: long-tailed glossy starlings
  6. Tockus erythrorhynchus
    common name: Red-billed
  7. Tockus nasutus
    common name: grey hornbills
  8. Agapornis lilianae
    common name: Nyasa lovebird
  9. Terpsiphone viridis
    common name: Paradise flycatcher
  10. Muscicapia cinercus
    common name: Ashy flycatcher
  11. Aerops boehmi
    common name: Boehm's bee-eatery
  12. Dicrurus adsimilis
    common name: Fork-tailed drongo
  13. Chlorocichla flaviventris
    common name: Yellow-bellied bulbul
  14. Gallirex porphyreolophus
    common name: Purple-crested loerie
  15. Ceuthmochares aereus
    common name: green coucal
  16. Euplectes axillaris
    common name: red-shouldered widow bird
  17. Anastomus lamelligerus
    common name: Open-bill stork

Geographic Coverages

The resource covers Liwonde National Park which is in Machinga District in Malawi

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Cornell O. Dudley
originator
position: Researcher
Chancellor College
P.O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi
Blantyre
Malawi
MW
email: codsld@globemw.net
D. Stead
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
Blessings Chingagwe
metadata author
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
Blessings Chingagwe
user
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
Tiwonge Gawa
reviewer
position: Wildlife Research Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
email: birdsmalawi@gmail.com
Blessings Chingagwe
administrative point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
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