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Systemmatic list - part 12: Rollers, Hoopoes, Wood-Hoopoes, Scimitarbills and Hornbills

 

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus [>30]

Delightfully common:

6 between Malosa and Cape Maclear 17th, 2 near Cape Maclear 18th, 9 between Cape Maclear and Mangochi and 1 between Mangochi and Malosa 19th, 5 Lengwe 21st, 1 between Blantyre and Lilongwe 22nd and 3-5 Liwonde 25th-27th.

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Lilac-breasted Roller, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

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Lilac-breasted Rollers, near Cape Maclear, 18th (left) and 19th (right) May 2011

 

African Hoopoe Upupa (epops) africana [5]

1 Lengwe 20th and 2 there next day; 2 Liwonde 26th.

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African Hoopoe, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

Green Woodhoopoe (Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Phoeniculus purpureus [8]

6 Lengwe 21st (one flock) and 2 Dzalanyama dambo 23rd.

 

Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [4]

Singles at Lengwe 20th and 21st and 2 Dzalanyama 2th.

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Common Scimitarbill, Lengwe, 20th May 2011

 

Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus (erythrorhynchus) rufirostris [25]

5 between Cape Maclear and Mangochi 19th and about 20 Liwonde 26th.

The Red-billed Hornbill complex has been split into 5 species - the Malawi race degens is part of Southern rufirostris.

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Southern Red-billed Hornbills, south of Cape Maclear, 19th May 2011

 

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas [10]

The southern tip of Malawi is at the north-eastern extremity of this species range, so only seen at Lengwe where 4 on 20th and 6 on 21st.

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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Lengwe, 20th May 2011

 

Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus [9]

3-4 Zomba 15th and 17th and 2-3 Lengwe 20th-21st.

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Crowned Hornbills, Zomba, 15th May 2011

 

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Crowned Hornbill, Lengwe, 20th May 2011

 

African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus [1]

1 along the exit from Cape Maclear 19th.

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African Grey Hornbill, near Cape Maclear, 19th May 2011

 

Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator [1]

1 Lengwe 20th.

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Trumpeter Hornbill, Lengwe, 20th May 2011

 

Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri [6]

None seen at Liwonde this time but 6 at Lengwe - 2 20th-21st plus a party of 4 21st which included a juvenile.

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Southern Ground Hornbills, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

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Southern Ground Hornbill, Lengwe, 20th May 2011

 

 

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