| Malimbus 27 (1) March/mars 2005 |
Abstracts prepared for Ornithological Worldwide Literature (OWL)
Languy, M., et al. 2005. New bird records from Cameroon. Malimbus 27: 1-12. (WWF-EARPO, PO Box 62440, Nairobi, Kenya <mlanguy"at"wwfearpo.org>.)—Summarizes already published data and documents observations on 44 species, mostly made 1999-2001 by the authors. Includes range extensions, records of rarely reported and new species. Adds 8 species (Phaethon lepturus, Sula leucogaster, Porzana parva, Haematopus ostralegus, Merops malimbicus, Bleda canicapillus, Eremomela canescens, & Spermophaga poliogenys) to latest list, bringing the country total to 926.
Bobo, K. S., et al. 2005. New bird records for the Korup Project Area, southwest Cameroon. Malimbus 27: 13 -18. (Min. Environ. For., Dept. Wildl. Protected Areas, Yaounde, Cameroon <bobokadiri"at"yahoo.fr>.)—Not included in Malimbus 27: 1-12. Summarizes observations, mostly from Dec 2003 to Mar 2004, of 19 new and rarely reported species in c. 375 sq. km on the edge of Korup Natl. Pk.
Salewski, V., H. Schmaljohann, & M. Herremans. 2005. New bird records for Mauritania. Malimbus 27: 19-32. (Swiss Ornithol. Inst., CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland <volker.salewski"at"vogelwarte.ch>.)—Documents observations made Nov 2000 to May 2004 on 3 species new for the country (Aquila verreauxii, Phylloscopus ibericus & Prinia fluvitalis), 62 species rarely reported or outside their confirmed range, and 2 new breeding populations (Saxicola torquata moptana & Sylvia conspicillata.)
Manu, S., W. Peach, & W. Cresswell*. 2005. Notes on the natural history of the Ibadan Malibe Malimbus ibadanensis, a threatened Nigerian endemic. Malimbus 27: 33-39. (*Sch. Biol., Bute Bldg., Univ. St Andrews, KY16 9TS, UK <wrlc"at"st-and.ac.uk>.)—Provides data on calls (including frequency spectogram), nesting, association with other birds at nest site and behaviour in bird parties based on observations at 20 forest sites in the Ibadan area Jan 2000-Mar 2002.
Kizungu, R. B., C. Dranzoa, & J. M. Bates. 2005. Development of Yellow-whiskered Bulbul Andropadus latirostris nestlings. Malimbus 27: 40-41. (Makerere Univ., Inst. Environ. Nat. Resourc., PO Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda <kbyamana"at"yahoo.com>.)—Describes nest, as well as weight gain and plumage development of 2 nestlings, 9-17 Jan 2003 in Congo Dem. Rep.
Dowsett, R. J. 2005. Does the Didric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cuprius parasitize Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans in Nigeria? Malimbus 27: 41-42. (Le Pouget, F-30440 Sumène, France <dowsett"at"aol.com>.)—Raises possibility that report in Malimbus 25: 95-96 referred to Klaas’s Cuckoo C. klaas.
Girard, O., & J. Thal. 2005. [The Black Stork Ciconia nigra in Mali.] Malimbus 27: 42-44. (ONCFS, Réserve de Chanteloup, 85340 l’Ile d’Olonne, France <o.girard"at"oncfs.gouv.fr>.)—Discusses distribution in light of new observation on 18 Jan 2000 (French.)
Sedláček, O., et. al. 2005. A new record of Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas in Cameroon. Malimbus 27:44-46. (Charles Univ., Fac. Sci., Dept. Zool., Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic <zbrd"at"email.cz>.)—New locality, 13-14 Jan 2004.
Stervander, M, et. al. 2005. Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala new to Plateau State, Nigeria. Malimbus 27: 46-47. (A. P. Leventis Ornithol. Res. Inst., PO Box 13404, Laminga, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria <stervander"at"telia.com>.)—2 Oct 2004.