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West African Ornithological Society Société d’Ornithologie de l’Ouest Africain Join the WAOS and support the future availability of free pdfs on this website. http://malimbus.free.fr/member.htm If this link does not work, please copy it to your browser and try again. If you want to print this pdf, we suggest you begin on the next page (2) to conserve paper. Devenez membre de la SOOA et soutenez la disponibilité future des pdfs gratuits sur ce site. http://malimbus.free.fr/adhesion.htm Si ce lien ne fonctionne pas, veuillez le copier pour votre navigateur et réessayer. Si vous souhaitez imprimer ce pdf, nous vous suggérons de commencer par la page suivante (2) pour économiser du papier. February / février 2010 2005 1 New bird records from Cameroon by Marc Languy1, K. Serge Bobo2, Francis M. Njie3, Kevin Y. Njabo3, J.M. Lapios4 & Ron Demey5 1WWF-EARPO, P.O. Box 62440, Nairobi, Kenya <[email protected]> 2Ginnhem 42, Zimmer 452, 60487 Frankfurt, Germany <[email protected]> 3c/o Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society, P.O. Box 3055, Messa Yaounde, Cameroon <[email protected] > 4Diomedea, 27 Rue de l’Abreuvoir, F78570 Chanteloup-les-Vignes, France <[email protected]> 5Van der Heimstraat 52, 2582 SB Den Haag, Netherlands <[email protected]> Received 23 April 2004; revised 15 December 2004. Summary We review recent records of species new for Cameroon and document eight additional species new to the country: White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, Brown Booby Sula leucogaster, Little Crake Porzana parva, Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus, Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus, Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens and Grant’s Bluebill Spermophaga poliogenys. These bring the number of species known for the country to 926. Additional data on species rare or for which there are few published records in Cameroon, and range extensions within the country are also included. Résumé Nouvelles données d’oiseaux du Cameroun. Nous réexaminerons les données récentes des espèces nouvelles pour le Cameroun, et présentons huit espèces additionelles nouvelles pour le pays: Phaéton à bec jaune Phaethon lepturus, Fou brun Sula leucogaster, Marouette poussin Porzana parva, Huitrier pie Haematopus ostralegus, Guêpier gris-rose Merops malimbicus, Bulbul fourmilier Bleda canicapillus, Erémomèle grisonnante Eremomela canescens, Sénégali à bec bleu Spermophaga poliogenys. Avec ces additions, le nombre d’espèces documentées pour le pays est 926. Des données sont également fournies pour des espèces rares au Cameroun, ou pour lesquelles il y a peu de données publiées, ainsi que des extensions de l’aire de répartition dans le pays. 2 M. Languy et al. Malimbus 27 Introduction We review recent published additions to Dowsett’s (1993) avifaunal checklist for Cameroon, as well as range extensions within the country and records for species considered rare or for which there are few published data. Most records are from the period January 1999 to December 2001 and were obtained during the BirdLife International’s Important Bird Areas programme and other field trips by the authors. Our own records are followed by the observer’s initials; those of other observers by their name. Abbreviations used are: IBA Important Bird Areas field survey team; FR Forest Reserve; NP National Park. The main areas covered during the IBA programme include, from south to north, Campo Ma’an NP, Mengame Sanctuary, sites around Yaoundé and Ngovayang, Rio del Rey, Plaine Tikar, Bamenda Highlands (including Mt Mbam), Mapé Reservoir, Mbam Djerem NP, the Adamawa plateau, Tchabal Ngandaba, the Alantica mountains, Gashiga-Demsa, Kalfou FR, Mayo-Louti FR and Mozogo-Gokoro NP. Sequence and nomenclature follow Borrow & Demey (2001), with the gender of some species corrected following David & Gosselin (2002). Localities in Cameroon mentioned in the text but not found in Louette (1981) are given in Table 1. Coordinates for observations away from named localities are included in the species entries. Table 1. Gazetteer. Abonshie 6°59´N, 10°44´E Magba 5°57´N, 11°13´E Akom II 2°49´N, 10°33´E Maham 4°59´N, 10°42´E Akwaya airport 6°23´N, 9°31´E Mape Reservoir 6°4´N, 11°12´E Bafut Ngemba FR 5°53´N, 10°12´E Mayo-Louti FR 10°43´N, 13°43´E Bali-Ngemba FR 5°49´N, 10°5´E Mbam Djerem NP 5°50´N, 12°45´E Batoke 4°2´N, 9°7´E Mbilishi 6°11´N, 9°27´E Bénoué NP 8°20´N, 13°50´E Mozogo-Gokoro NP 10°35´N, 13°33´E Boki 8°48´N; 13°31´E Mt Mbam 5°57´N, 10°44´E Bonaberi 4°4´N, 9°41´E Ndiguina 11°28´N, 14°41´E Boumba-Bek 2°40´N, 15°E Ndongo 2°4´N, 14°52´E Campement des Eléphants 8°46´N, 13°41´E Ngok 2°40´N, 10°16´E Douala Edea 3°21´N, 9°30´E Ngaoundaba 7°8´N, 13°42´E Ebianemeyong 2°25´N, 10°21´E Nki 2°12´N, 14°39´E Eboumetoum 3°39´N, 12°54´E Nyabizan 2°24´N, 10°24´E Fundong 6°16´N, 10°17´E Obonyi 6°8´N, 9°16´E Kepani 6°6´N, 9°24´E Pelican Point 4°31´E, 8°52´E Ketté 4°50´N, 14°33´E Santchou Faunal Reserve 5°17´N, 9°55´E Kika 1°58´N, 15°40´E Suellaba Point 3°49´N, 9°33´E Korup NP 5°10´N, 8°52´E Takamanda FR 6°1´N, 9°10´E Lake Maga 10°50´N, 15°E Tchabal Ngandaba 7°27´N,12°26´E Langui 9°19´N, 13°39´E Waza NP 11°20´N, 14°42´E Limbe 4°1´N, 9°12´E Wouri estuary 3°33´N, 9°21´E Lobéké NP 2°15´N, 15°45´E Wum 6°23´N, 10°5E 3 Birds of Cameroon Malimbus 27 Results Review of species new for Cameroon in recent years Since Dowsett (1993), 46 additions to Cameroon’s avifauna have been published, 39 of them new or previously overlooked (Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire 2000, Sinclair et al. 2003, Messemaker 2004). The other seven arise if the taxonomy of Fry et al. (1988, 2000), Urban et al. (1997) and Fry & Keith (2004) is followed, and are: Indicator conirostris, Pitta reichenowi, Acrocephalus baeticatus, Terpsiphone batesi, Prionops rufiventris, Dicrurus modestus, Vidua camerunensis. Dowsett (1993) considers the first six conspecific with, respectively, I. minor, P. angolensis, A. scirpaceus, T. rufocinerea, P. caniceps and D. adsimilis. Both members of all these species pairs are found in Cameroon. A further four species, Asio flammeus, Oenanthe deserti, Cisticola aridulus and Emberiza hortulana, have been reported recently (Demey 2003a, b) but await proper documentation, so we prefer not to include them yet. The following 54 species are to be added to the Dowsett (1993) list, the 46 reported in previous publications and eight in this paper. Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird . This paper. Sula leucogaster Brown Booby. This paper. Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill. Scholte et al. (1999). Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo. Scholte et al. (1999). Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck. Bobo et al. (2000). Buteo buteo Common Buzzard. Holyoak & Seddon (1990). Aquila heliaca Eastern Imperial Eagle. Sørensen et al. (1996). Hieraaetus ayresii Ayres’s Hawk Eagle. Clark (1999), Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Coturnix coturnix Common Quail. Serle (1950). Turnix sylvaticus Little Buttonquail. Scholte et al. (1999). Porzana parva Little Crake. This paper. P. porzana Spotted Crake. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Neotis nuba Nubian Bustard. Scholte et al. (1999). Eupodotis (ruficrista) savilei Savile’s Bustard. Scholte et al. (1999). Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher. This paper. Vanellus lugubris Lesser Black-winged Lapwing. Scholte et al. (1999). V. gregarius Sociable Lapwing. Messemaker (2004). Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper. Sørensen et al. (1996). Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper. Sørensen et al. (1996). Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper. Languy & Lambin (2001). Larus minutus Little Gull. Quantrill & Quantrill (1995). Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern. Sørensen et al. (1996). Glaucidium capense African Barred Owlet. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Caprimulgus sp. ?prigoginei. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). C. eximius Golden Nightjar. Sinclair et al. (2003). 4 M. Languy et al. Malimbus 27 Schoutedenapus myoptilus Scarce Swift. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Apus pallidus Pallid Swift. Stuart (1986). Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift. Stuart (1986). Merops malimbicus Rosy Bee-eater. This paper. Lybius guifsobalito Black-billed Barbet. Van Beirs (1997). Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide..Fry et al. (1988). Campethera abingoni Golden-tailed Woodpecker. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Pitta reichenowi Green-breasted Pitta..Keith et al. (1992). Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Bleda canicapillus Grey-headed Bristlebill. This paper. Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear. Van den Elzen (1975). O. isabellina Isabelline Wheatear. Sørensen et al. (1996). Locustella luscinioides Savi’s Warbler. Fry (1970). Acrocephalus baeticatus African Reed Warbler . Urban et al. (1997). Spiloptila clamans Cricket Warbler. Van Beirs (1999). Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis. Green (1996). Macrosphenus kempi Kemp’s Longbill. Rodewald & Bowden (1995). Eremomela canescens Green-backed Eremomela. This paper. Phylloscopus budongoensis Uganda Woodland Warbler. Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (2000). Terpsiphone batesi Bates’s Paradise Flycatcher. Urban et al. (1997). Chalcomitra adelberti Buff-throated Sunbird. Hopkins (1998) is the first confirmed record, an earlier report from south of Kribi being doubtful (Louette 1981, Dowsett 1993). Prionops caniceps/rufiventris Rufous-bellied Helmet-shrike. Fry et al. (2000). Vocalisations of ssp. harterti, included in P. caniceps by Fry et al. (2000), suggest that it actually belongs to P. rufiventris (F. Dowsett-Lemaire pers. comm.); if this proves to be the case, P.caniceps will have to be deleted from the Cameroon list.
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    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2008 Avian diversification in the afrotropics Ben D. Marks Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Recommended Citation Marks, Ben D., "Avian diversification in the afrotropics" (2008). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 3021. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3021 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. AVIAN DIVERSIFICATION IN THE AFROTROPICS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Biological Sciences by Ben D. Marks B. A., The Evergreen State College, 1995 M.S., Illinois State University, 2000 May 2008 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I owe a great debt of gratitude to my advisor Frederick H. Sheldon for his patient support, lunchtime discussions, and careful editing of manuscripts during my years in graduate school. Time spent together in the forests of Borneo and on fishing trips will be some of my fondest memories of graduate school. I would also like to thank the other members of my graduate committee, J. V. Remsen, Michael E. Hellberg, and Robb T. Brumfield, for their time and efforts. This work would not have been possible without the efforts of many dedicated collectors, museum curators, and collection managers over several decades.