Vol 7 (2016) | Biodiversity Observations

Biodiversity Observations

Published: 2017-04-06

Articles

Records of feral Common Peacock Pavo cristatus in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

CP Small

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The Zimbabwe Yellow-banded Sapphire Iolaus nasisii: First record of this butterfly in South Africa in more than thirty years

Bernardine A Altenroxel

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A Pied Crow Corvus albus survey covering 4 000 km² of the Karoo: Autumn 2015

John E Fincham, Peter Nupen

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White-crested Helmet-Shrike in the Vredefort area, Northern Free State

Dawid H de Swardt

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Notes on the vocalisation and additional mimicry in the Common Fiscal Lanius collaris

Doug M Harebottle

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Bird population trends in a patch of temperate forest on the Drakensberg escarpment, Mpumalanga

Donald M Williams

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Water Thick-knees deterring a Water Monitor

Elsa BussiÃ¨re, Matthew Wijers

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Garden Warbler ringed in Cape Town

H. Dieter Oschadleus, Barry Schultz, Sue-Joy Schultz

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Cooperative breeding in the African Paradise Flycatcher

Julio de Castro, Mabel de Castro

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Synthetic nesting materials use in birds' nests

R Pretorius, G Ringani

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Hovering by Common Fiscal Lanius collaris as a strategy to locate prey

Les G Underhill

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A case interspecific nest use in larks

Derek Engelbrecht

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Nesting association between weavers and warblers (PHOWN 5)

H Dieter Oschadleus

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An unusual meal for African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini chicks

Dane M Paijmans

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Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus and Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa presence in southern Namibia

Peter Cunningham, Neil Thomson

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Unique termite gleaning behaviour of the Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze

Andrew T Kinzer

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Extension of known distribution range: Short-tail Stingray Dasyatis brevicaudata

Arnold C van der Westhuizen, Pieter JI van der Westhuizen

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Alarm calls of African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus — a new vocalisation

Dawid H de Swardt

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Sightings at sea: Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea off Durban, South Africa

Dominic P Rollinson

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Expanding the boundaries: Breeding range of Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala in Namibia extended to the Atlantic coast

Ursula Francke-Bryson

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Disturbance foraging by White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis

Jerome Ainsley

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Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus observed drinking

Derek Solomon

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Brant's Climbing Mice using weaver nests

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Birds ringed and recaptured at Kalkwal, Free State

Dawid H de Swardt

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Specimen of Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (Lowe, 1921) in the collection of the Museu de Historia Natural, Maputo

Gar Allport, Carlos Bento, Mariana Carvalho, Almeida Guissamulo

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Specimen of Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (Lowe, 1921) in the collection of the Museu de Historia Natural, Maputo

Gar Allport, Carlos Bento, Mariana Carvalho, Almeida Guissamulo

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Roosting behaviour of Wattled Starlings in the Agulhas Plain

Wim de Klerk

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Secretarybird Sagittaruis serpentaruis resighted after five years

Dawid H de Swardt

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African Black Oystercatcher fatality as a result of fishing line

Dane M Paijmans, Michael Stewart

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Wilson's Storm Petrels mating and resting on Antarctic ice-breaker

Mia Cerfonteyn, Nico LÃƒÂ¼bcker, Martin Postma, MarthÃƒÂ¡n Bester

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Unusual foraging behaviour of two introduced mammals following degradation of their island habitat

Richard B Sherley

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Biodiversity survey at the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station, Orpen Gate

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Vertebrate prey of a Fawn-coloured Lark Calendulauda africanoides

Leejiah J Dorward

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A desktop study of the ecology of the African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis in southern Africa

Makhudu Masotla, Derek Engelbrecht

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Rooster sacrifice fulfills dual purpose

Crystelle Wilson

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Irregular predation behaviour of the Brown House Snake Boaedon capensis

Michael P Jackson

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Speckled Rock Skink Trachylepis punctatissima predation of Cape White-eye Zosterops virens eggs

Derek Engelbrecht

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Clues towards the migration route for Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers spending the non-breeding season in Kenya

Colin HW Jackson

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SABAP2 after nine years, mid 2007 - mid 2016: coverage progress and priorities for the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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Camels snacking on White-browed Sparrow-Weaver nests

John Gitiri, Colin HW Jackson

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The SABAP2 "Four Degrees Blue" project: the challenge to obtain at least 11 checklists in 576 pentads

Jerome Ainsley

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Nest usurper - hanging by a thread

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) chick fatality due to dogs

Dane M Paijmans

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The fundamentals of the SABAP2 protocol

Les G Underhill

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Bibliography: Research papers and postgraduate theses which have been largely dependent on data from the Southern African Bird Atlas Projects

Les G Underhill

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Fleeing by Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus in response to a recreational drone in Maputo Bay, Mozambique

Gary Allport

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The significance of Robben Island for birds: A collection of research papers

Les G Underhill, Peter J Barham

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Distribution record of a xanthic Zambezi Flap-shelled Terrapin Cycloderma frenatum at the Rufiji River, Tanzania

Walter R Jubber, Martin Leyendecker

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OdonataMAP: progress report on the atlas of the dragonflies and damselflies of Africa, 2010 - 2016

Les G Underhill, Rene A Navarro, Alan D Manson, Jacobus P Labuschagne, Warwick R Tarboton

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Aspects of the breeding biology of Angola Swallows Hirundo angolensis in Uganda

Steven W Evans

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Black-headed Herons preying on weavers

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Nigeria Bird Atlas Project: How far so far? Progress report August 2016

Talatu Tende, Sam Ivande, Ulf Ottosson

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Growth and development of nestlings: Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

Derek Engelbrecht, Mmatjie Mashao

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Pentad-scale distribution maps for bird atlas data

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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Observations of the courtship display of a White-Backed Night Heron from South Africa

Dominic P Rollinson, Patrick L Rollinson

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Two is a company, three's a clutch in a suburban population of Red-eyed Doves

Derek Engelbrecht, Graeme Engelbrecht

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Cape Weaver nesting association and interactions with waterbirds

Billi Krochuk, H Dieter Oschadleus

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Feral population of Common Peacock Pavo cristatus breeding in Bloemfontein, Free State

Dawid H de Swardt

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Lesser Grey Shrike and Common Fiscal impaling prey

Dawid H de Swardt

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Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill Balaeniceps rex in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia

Megan Loftie-Eaton

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Longevity records of southern African weavers

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) on Robben Island: Preliminary results from LepiMAP

Megan Loftie-Eaton, Les G Underhill, Eward Doubell

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A dragonfly and a damselfly on Robben Island: preliminary results from OdonataMAP

Les G Underhill

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Displaying changes in bird distributions between SABAP1 and SABAP2

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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Report on the 2014 ringing year

Dane M Paijmans, H Dieter Oschadleus

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Observations on a Secretarybird nest at Langfontein, Petrusburg district, Free State

Dawid H de Swardt

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Range changes among bird species in the far Northern Cape

Vincent Parker

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At-sea sightings of banded Tristan Albatrosses off the Western Cape and a review of records in southern African waters

Dominic P Rollinson

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Diet of the Pririt Batis Batis pririt in the Free State, South Africa

Dawid H de Swardt, Mmatjie Mashao, Derek Engelbrecht

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The impact of political history on birds: A case study in north-eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa

Les G Underhill, Peter Lawson, Ashwell Glasson

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The BirdMAP protocol: bird atlasing in Africa in regions where the observer network is thin

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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Parental care by a honey badger Mellivora capensis in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Dominique Prinsloo

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Co-operative feeding

Brian Vanderwalt

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Courtship displays and mating behaviour of a pair of Cape Parrots in the Hogsback area, South Africa

Johann C Carstens

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Fennoscandian-ringed Western Osprey recovery, Ingula, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

R Colyn, HA Smit-Robinson

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Leucistic Cape Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis nitens

Julio de Castro, Mabel de Castro

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Animal Demography Unit Citizen Science Week, 24 September to 2 October 2016: Cape Union Mart Heritage Hunt

Les G Underhill, Megan Loftie-Eaton, Michael Brooks, Jerome Ainsley

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Is Namibia on the brink of being invaded by Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris?

Peter Cunningham

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Feet bathing as a cooling down mechanism in two species of birds of prey

Julio de Castro

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Clever little hunters: catching Capped Wheatear and Mountain Wheatear in the Namibian semi-desert

Ursula Franke-Bryson

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Tracking the range expansion of the Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis in South Africa through SABAP2

Doug M Harebottle

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Internet searching of bird-bird associations: A case of bee-eaters hitchhiking large African birds

Peter Mikula, Piotr Tryjanowski

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Oxpeckers and hosts in northern Kruger National Park: January - February 2016

Anthony Paton

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Tip of the iceberg: hybrid Cape Sparrow and Great Sparrow in Namibia

Ursula Franke-Bryson

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Report on the BioBash to Postmasburg area, Northern Cape, September 2016

Jerome Ainsley, Kerry C Fairley, Gary K Nicolau

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More on the pre-copulatory display of the Red-faced Mousebird

Derek Engelbrecht

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A celebration of long-term involvement in citizen science: the Animal Demography Unit's Biodiversity Observer awards

Les G Underhill, H Dieter Oschadleus, Michael Brooks, Rene A Navarro, Sue Kuyper

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Swifter than swifts: second Eurasian Hobby ringed in Namibia

Ursula Franke-Bryson

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Bird distribution dynamics 1 - Hamerkop Scopus umbretta in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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Bird distribution dynamics 2 - Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa In South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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Report on the Spring LepiBASH for LepiMAP, 15 - 23 October 2016

Megan Loftie-Eaton

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Friendly Neighbours? White-browed Sparrow-weaver nesting in association with Greater Kestrel

Doug M Harebottle

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A blue sunbird: Colour variation as an arid climate adaptation in the Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa

Roger Dixon, Jerome Ainsley

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Overview of the discovery of the weavers

H Dieter Oschadleus

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First record of epomidis morph Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii

Jean J de Klerk

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Incubation behaviour of the White-browed Scrub-robin Cercotrichas leucophrys

Derek Engelbrecht

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European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca - the first confirmed record for the southern African subregion

Salome Willemse

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Bird distribution dynamics 3 - African Spoonbill Platalea alba in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

Les G Underhill, MarÃa LÃ³pez GÃ³mez, Michael Brooks

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Longevity of the Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

H Dieter Oschadleus, Barry Schultz, Sue-Joy Schultz

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Growth and development of Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis nestlings

Derek Engelbrecht

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An observation of baboon spider mortality resulting from fire in Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

Philip Jordaan, Ian Engelbrecht, Catharine Hanekom

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Shoot the Dragons Week, Round 1: OdonataMAP grows by 1,200 records

Les G Underhill, Alan D Manson, Jacobus P Labuschagne, Ryan M Ryan M Tippett

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Bird distribution dynamics 4 - Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

Les G Underhill, MarÃa LÃ³pez GÃ³mez, Michael Brooks

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European Bee-eater Merops apiaster on Robben Island

Bukola Braimoh, MarÃa LÃ³pez GÃ³mez

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