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ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK BIRDS Scientific name Common Name Sinclair 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Recurvirostra avosseta Pied Avocet 172 2 Turdoides plebejus Brown Babbler 400 3 Lybius vieilloti Veillot's Barbet 306 4 Lybius leucocephalus White-headed Barbet 302 5 Lybius dubius Bearded Barbet 308 6 Lybius rolleti Black-breasted Barbet 306 7 Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur 82 8 Batis orientalis Grey-headed Batis 568 9 Merops pusillus Little Bee-eater 282 10 Merops hirundineus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 282 11 Merops bulocki Red-throated Bee-eater 284 12 Merops bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater 284 13 Merops albicollis White-throated Bee-eater 284 14 Merops orientalis Little Green Bee-eater 282 15 Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 284 16 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater 284 17 Merops nubicus Northern Carmine Bee-eater 280 18 Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Bishop 684 19 Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop 684 20 Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop 686 21 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern 52 22 Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern 52 23 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 492 24 Bubalornis albirostris White-billed Buffalo-Weaver 656 25 Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul 410 26 Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting 736 27 Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 734 28 Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard 146 29 Neotis denhami Denham's Bustard 146 30 Eupodotis senegalensis White-bellied Bustard 150 31 Eupodotis melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard 148 32 Turnix sylvatica Common Buttonquail 132 33 Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard 98 34 Kaupifalco monogrammicus Lizard Buzzard 86 35 Buteo rufinus Long legged Buzzard 96 36 Buteo auguralis Red necked (Northern)Buzzard 98 37 Pernis apivorus European Honey Buzzard 96 38 Camaroptera brachyura Grey-backed Cameroptera 536 39 Serinus mozambicus Yellow-fronted Canary 722 40 Saxicola torquata African (common) StoneChat 460 41 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat 460 42 Cercomela familiaris Familiar Chat 462 43 Cercomela scotocerca Brown-tailed rock- Chat 462 44 Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventrisMocking Cliff Chat 472 45 Myrmecocichla albifrons White-fronted Black Chat 466 46 Myrmecocichla aethiops Northern Anteating Chat 464 47 Turdoides fulvus Fulvous Chatterer 400 48 Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff 486 49 Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola 508 50 Cisticola ruficeps Red-pate Cisticola 504 51 Cisticola cantans Singing Cisticola 496 52 Cisticola galactotes Winding Cisticola 506 53 Phalacrocorax (carbo) lucidus White breasted Cormorant 44 54 Phalacrocorax africanus Long tailed Cormorant 44 55 Centropus grillii Black Coucal 232 56 Centropus senegalensis Senegal Coucal 232 57 Cursorius temminckii Temminck's Courser 158 www.zakouma.org ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK Scientific name Common Name Sinclair 1 2 3 4 5 6 58 Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Bronze-winged Courser 158 59 Crex egregia African Crake 140 60 Amauromis flavirostris Black Crake 140 61 Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane 144 62 Balearica pavonina ceciliae Black crowned Crane 144 63 Salpornis spinolotus Spotted Creeper 396 64 Sylvietta brachyura Northern Crombec 532 65 Corvus albus Pied Crow 388 66 Oxylophus jacobinus Jacobin Cuckoo 226 67 Oxylophus levaillantii Levaillant's Cuckoo 226 68 Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo 228 69 Cuculus clamosus Black Cuckoo 230 70 Cuculus gularis African Cuckoo 230 71 Chrysococcyx klaas Klaas's Cuckoo 226 72 Chrysococcyx caprius Didric Cuckoo 226 73 Coracina pectoralis White-breasted Cuckooshrike 378 74 Campephaga phoenicea Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike 376 75 Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew 172 76 Anhinga rufa African Darter 44 77 Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed Dove 206 78 Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove 208 79 Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove 206 80 Streptopelia decipiens African Mourning Dove 206 81 Streptopelia vinacea Vinaceous Dove 206 82 Streptopelia roseogrisea African Collared Dove 206 83 Oena capensis Namaqua Dove 210 84 Turtur abyssinicus Black-billed Wood Dove 210 85 Columba livia Rock Dove (Vagrant) 202 86 Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo 380 87 Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous whistling Duck 62 88 Dendrocygna viduata Whitefaced Whistling Duck 62 89 Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb (Knob billed) Duck 64 90 Anas acuta Northern Pintail 66 91 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveller 66 92 Anas querquedula Garganey 68 93 Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish Eagle 74 94 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle 100 95 Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle 100 96 Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle 100 97 Aquila wahlbergi Wahlberg's Eagle 102 98 Hieraaetus spilogaster African Hawk Eagle 104 99 Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle 104 100 Lophoaetus occipitalis Long crested Eagle 106 101 Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle 106 102 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret 48 103 Egretta garzetta Little Egret 48 104 Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret 48 105 Ardea alba Great Egret 48 106 Eremomela canescens Green-backed Eremomela 530 107 Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela 530 108 Falco chicquera Red necked Falcon 110 109 Falco vespertinus Red footed Falcon 110 110 Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon 116 111 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon 116 112 Falco cuvieri African Hobby 114 113 Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch 654 114 Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch 698 115 Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher 556 www.zakouma.org ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK Scientific name Common Name Sinclair 1 2 3 4 5 6 116 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher 554 117 Ficedula hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher 556 118 Muscicapa aquatica Swamp Flycatcher 552 119 Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher 558 120 Francolinus clappertoni Clapperton's Francolin 126 121 Porphyrio alleni Allen's Gallinule 142 122 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit 172 123 Laniarius erythrogaster Black-headed Gonolek 588 124 Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose 64 125 Plectropterus gambensis Spur Goose 64 126 Nettapus auritus African Goose 62 127 Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose 70 128 Micronisus gabar Gabar Goshawk 88 129 Melierax metabates Dark Goshawk 88 130 Accipiter badius Shikra 92 131 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 36 132 Podiceps nigricollis Black necked Grebe 36 133 Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank 174 134 Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Griffon 78 135 Gryps fulvus Eurasian Griffon 78 136 Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl 118 137 Scopus umbretta Hamerkop 46 138 Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier 84 139 Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier 84 140 Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh(Eurasian) Harrier 84 141 Macheiramphus alcinus Bat Hawk 82 142 Polyboroides typus African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene) 86 143 Nycticorax nycticorax Black crowned night Heron 52 144 Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron 50 145 Butorides striata Greenbacked Heron 50 146 Egretta ardesiaca Black Heron 50 147 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 46 148 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 46 149 Ardea melanocephala Black headed Heron 46 150 Ardea goliath Goliath Heron 46 151 Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide 310 152 Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide 312 153 Phoeniculus purpureus Green Woodhoopoe 268 154 Rhinopomastus aterrimus Black Scimitarbill 270 155 Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe 266 156 Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill 286 157 Tockus erythrorhynchus Northern Red-billed Hornbill 290 158 Tockus nasutus African Grey Hornbill 294 159 Hyliota flavigaster Yellow-bellied Hyliota 544 160 Threskiornis aethiopicus Sacred Ibis 54 161 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 56 162 Bostrychia hagedash Hadada Ibis 56 163 Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird 716 164 Actophilornis africana African Jacana 152 165 Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana 152 166 Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel 110 167 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel 108 168 Falco alopex Fox Kestrel 108 169 Falco ardosiaceus Grey Kestrel 112 170 Halcyon leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher 274 171 Halcyon senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher 274 172 Halcyon chelicuti Striped Kingfisher 276 173 Ceyx pictus African Pygmy Kingfisher 272 www.zakouma.org ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK Scientific name Common Name Sinclair 1 2 3 4 5 6 174 Alcedo cristata Malachite Kingfisher 272 175 Megaceryle maxima Giant Kingfisher 270 176 Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher 270 177 Elanus caeruleus Black shouldered Kite 72 178 Chelictinia riocourii African swallow tailed Kite 72 179 Milvus migrans migrans Black Kite 72 180 Milvus migrans parasitus Yellow billed Kite 72 181 Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing 164 182 Vanellus senagallus African Wattled Lapwing 166 183 Vanellus albiceps White-headed Lapwing 166 184 Vanellus tectus Black-headed Lapwing 166 185 Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing 166 186 Vanellus superciliosus Brown-chested Lapwing 168 187 Mirafra cantillans Singing Bush Lark 328 188 Pinarocorys erythropygia Rufous-rumped Lark 344 189 Galerida modesta Sun Lark 344 190 Galerida cristata Crested Lark 344 191 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark 346 192 Lonchura cucullata Bronze Mannikin 706 193 Riparia paludicola Brown-throated (Plain) Martin 350 194 Riparia riparia Sand Martin 350 195 Riparia cincta Banded Martin 350 196 Hirundo fuligula Rock Martin 352 197 Delichon urbica Common House Martin 362 198 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen 142 199 Gallinula angulata Lesser Moorhen 142 200 Urocolius macrourus Blue-naped Mousebird 264 201 Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale 454 202 Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale 454 203 Caprimulgus climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar 250 204 Caprimulgus inornatus Plain Nightjar 250 205 Macrodipteryx longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar 254 206 Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole 382 207 Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole 382 208 Pandion haliaetus
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    Original Paper Brain Behav Evol Received: August 2, 2012 DOI: 10.1159/000348834 Returned for revision: September 9, 2012 Accepted after second revision: February 10, 2013 Published online: April 24, 2013 Brain Size and Morphology of the Brood-Parasitic and Cerophagous Honeyguides (Aves: Piciformes) e b a, c Jeremy R. Corfield Tim R. Birkhead Claire N. Spottiswoode e d f Andrew N. Iwaniuk Neeltje J. Boogert Cristian Gutiérrez-Ibáñez g f g Sarah E. Overington Douglas R. Wylie Louis Lefebvre a DST/NRF Center of Excellence, Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town , South Africa; b c Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield , Department of Zoology, d University of Cambridge, Cambridge , and School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews , UK; e f Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alta. , Center for Neuroscience, g University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. , and Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Que. , Canada Key Words fers greatly between honeyguides and woodpeckers. The Brain size · Brood parasitism · Hippocampus · Piciformes · relatively smaller brains of the honeyguides may be a conse- Volumetrics quence of brood parasitism and cerophagy (‘wax eating’), both of which place energetic constraints on brain develop- ment and maintenance. The inconclusive results of our anal- Abstract yses of relative HF volume highlight some of the problems Honeyguides (Indicatoridae, Piciformes) are unique among associated with comparative studies of the HF that require birds in several respects. All subsist primarily on wax, are further study. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel obligatory brood parasites and one species engages in ‘guid- ing’ behavior in which it leads human honey hunters to bees’ nests.