checklist-of-evergreen-forest-birds-in-thyolo

Johnston N.G.B. Steward

doi:10.15468/vipdix

checklist-of-evergreen-forest-birds-in-thyolo

Citation

Steward J N, Chingagwe B (2022). checklist-of-evergreen-forest-birds-in-thyolo. Version 1.1. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vipdix accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-22.

Description

This resource was documented in 1982 when Thyolo Mountain Evergreen Forest was one of the most important mountains for bird fauna in Malawi. Fifty five bird species occurred there of which 24 were montane species. It was also thought that 26 of the 55 exclusively occurred on Thyolo mountain and 10 of the 26 were confined to submontane foresty.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The study was conducted on the evergreen forest of Thyolo mountain whose forest cover is divided into submontane and riparian forests.

Sampling

In the upper Thyolo district there were several unspoilt riparian forests. They had never been researched by an ornithologist. In April 1990, the rare green-headed Oriole was unexpectedly recorded there. This led in the year May to April 1981 to through researching eight riparian forests in upper Thyolo.

Method steps

The data was collected through observation using a binocular. The coordinated of were not recorded but the data was collected at a lowest altitude of 900m and a highest altitude of 1,462m about see level

Taxonomic Coverages

Avifauna associated with evergreen forests in Upper Thyolo

Alethe choloensis (W.L.Sclater, 1927) Andropadus milanjensis (Shelley, 1894) Andropadus virens (Cassin, 1857) Anthreptes collaris (Vieillot, 1819) Apalis chariessa (Reichenow, 1879) Apalis flavida (Strickland, 1853) Apalis melanocephala (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) Apaloderma vittatum (Shelley, 1882) Aplopelia larvata (Temminck, 1809) Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) Bradypterus mariae (Madar?sz, 1905) Buccanodon (Gray & GR, 1855) Buccanodon olivacea Bycanistes brevis (Friedmann, 1929) Bycanistes bucinator (Temminck, 1824) Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) Campephaga phoenicea (Latham, 1790) Campethera abingoni (A.Smith, 1836) Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792) Coracina caesia (Lichtenstein, 1823) Cossypha heuglini (Hartlaub, 1866) Cossypha natalensis (A.Smith, 1840) Cryptospiza reichenovii (Hartlaub, 1874) Cuculus solitarius (Stephens, 1815) Dicrurus ludwigii (A.Smith, 1834) Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) Hypargos niveoguttatus (W.Peters, 1868) Indicator variegatus (Lesson, 1830) Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788) Mandingoa nitidula (Hartlaub, 1865) Melaconotus (Swainson, 1829) Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828) Muscicapa caerulescens (Hartlaub, 1865) Nectarinia olivacea (A.Smith, 1840) Oriolus chlorocephalus (Shelley, 1896) Phyllastrephus cerviniventris (Shelley, 1894) Phyllastrephus flavostriatus (Sharpe, 1876) Phyllastrephus placidus (Shelley, 1889) Phylloscopus ruficapilla Platysteira peltata (Sundevall, 1850) Ploceus bertrandi (Shelley, 1893) Ploceus bicolor (Vieillot, 1819) Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) Pogonocichla stellata (Vieillot, 1818) Smithornis capensis (A.Smith, 1839) Sylvia borin (Boddaert, 1783) Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758) Telophorus sulfureopectus (Swainson, 1829) Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) Trochocercus (Cabanis, 1850) Trochocercus albonotatus (Sharpe, 1891) Turdus (Linnaeus, 1758) Turdus abyssinicus (Gmelin, 1789) Turdus fischeri Zosterops senegalensis (Bonaparte, 1850)

Geographic Coverages

Thyolo is one of the districts in the Southern part of Malawi

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Johnston N.G.B. Steward
originator
position: Volunteer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
P.O Box 76
Blantyre
76
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com

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

Blessings Chingagwe
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

Tiwonge Gawa
point of contact
position: Wildlife Research Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265995209848
email: birdsmalawi@gmail.com

Johnston N.G.B. Steward
principal investigator
position: Volunteer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
76
Malawi
MW

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