Systemmatic list - part 14: Wattle-eye, Batises and Shrikes
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata [3]
Singles Zomba 15th, Cape Maclear 18th and Liwonde 27th.
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Black-throated Wattle-eye, Liwonde, 27th May 2011
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Black-throated Wattle-eyes, Zomba, 15th May 2011 (left) and Cape Maclear, 18th May 2011 (right)
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Chinspot Batis Batis molitor [6+]
6+ Dzalanyama 23rd.
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Chinspot Batises, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Pale Batis Batis soror [1]
1 Zomba Plateau 17th. Initially identified as a Malawi Batis as I didn't think Pale Batis occurred here and, with it being a young bird, it doesn't quite resemble the field-guide examples of either species. Thanks to Lizanne for getting in touch about it, firstly correcting my ID and secondly confirming that indeed it shouldn't occur at this altitude, so quite an unusual record.
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Pale Batis, Zomba Plateau, 17th May 2011
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Malawi Batis Batis dimorpha [1]
1 Zomba Plateau 17th.
Malawi Batis is sometimes treated as a race of Cape Batis Batis capensis.
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Malawi Batis, Zomba Plateau, 17th May 2011
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White Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus [c80]
Several groups of up to about a dozen seen, especially at Lengwe:
Up to at least 50 Lengwe 20th-21st, 8 between Dzalanyama and Lilongwe 24th and 6-10 Liwonde 25th-26th.
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White Helmet-Shrikes, Lengwe, 21st (left) and 20th (right) May 2011 - with so many seen you might have thought I'd have managed a better photo than these!
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Retz's Helmet-Shrike (Red-billed Helmet-Shrike) Prionops retzii [-]
I'm pretty sure I glimpsed one at Dzalanyama 23rd but there's a doubt in my mind so I'm not counting it.
Brubru Nilaus afer [2]
1 Lengwe 21st and 1 Dzalanyama 23rd.
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Brubru, Lengwe, 21st May 2011
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Brubru, Lengwe, 23rd May 2011
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Black-backed Puffback (Southern Puffback) Dryoscopus cubla [8+]
1 Zomba and 1 Zomba Plateau 15th, another Zomba Plateau 17th, 1-2 Dzalanyama 23rd-24th and 2 Liwonde 26th-27th.
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Black-backed Puffback, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Black-backed Puffbacks, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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Black-backed Puffback, Liwonde, 27th May 2011
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Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus (Tchagra senegala) [1]
1 Dzalanyama 23rd.
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Black-crowned Tchagra, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Brown-crowned Tchagra (Brown-headed Tchagra) Tchagra australis [6+]
Up to 6 Lengwe 20th-21st - not all were seen well enough to eliminate Black-crowned Tchagra but those that were proved to be Brown-crowned.
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Brown-crowned Tchagra, Lengwe, 20th May 2011
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Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethopicus [3]
1-2 Dzalanyama dambo 23rd-24th and 1 Chongoni 25th.
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Tropical Boubou, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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Olive Bush-Shrike Telophorus olivaceus (or Malaconotus olivaceus ) [1]
A brief view of 1 by the Forest camp site at Zomba Plateau 17th - I would have liked better views but I don't think the combination of grey head, green back and wings and peachy breast leaves any other options.
White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina pectoralis [3]
At Dzalanyama 1 in the dambo 22nd and 2 in miombo woodland across the river from the Lodge 23rd.
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White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae [2]
2 Dzalanyama 23rd in miombo woodland just across the river from the Lodge.
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Souza's Shrike, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Common Fiscal (Fiscal Shrike) Lanius collaris [6]
2 between Blantyre and Zomba 14th, 1 Zomba Plateau 16th, 2 Chongoni 25th and 1 between Malosa and Blantyre 28th.
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Common Fiscals, Chongoni, 25th May 2011
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Common Fiscal, Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011
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