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Systemmatic list - part 15: Orioles, Drongos, Paradise Flycatcher and Crows

 

Black-headed Oriole (Eastern Black-headed Oriole) Oriolus larvatus [3]

1 Lengwe 21st and 2 Dzalanyama 23rd.

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Black-headed Orioles, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011

 

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Black-headed Oriole, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii [2]

1-2 in John Wilson's garden at Zomba 15th and 17th.

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Square-tailed Drongos, Zomba, 15th May 2011 (left) and 17th May 2011 (right)

 

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis [c60]

Common and conspicuous in the lowland parks, especially Lengwe:

20 Lengwe 20th and 21st, up to 10 Dzalanyama 22nd-24th, 3 between Dzalanyama and Lilongwe 24th and 4-12 Liwonde 25th-27th.

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Fork-tailed Drongos, Liwonde, 26th May 2011 (left) and Lengwe, 21st May 2011 (right)

 

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Fork-tailed Drongo, Liwonde, 26th May 2011

 

African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis [4]

1 Lengwe 20th, 1 Nyala Park 21st, 2 Liwonde 26th-27th.

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African Paradise-Flycatcher, Liwonde, 27th May 2011

 

Pied Crow Corvus albus [>300]

Very common around towns; much less so in rural areas.

c50 Blantyre, c50 between Blantyre and Malosa and 2 Malosa 14th, 15 between Malosa and Chilwa and 6 Lake Chilwa 15th, 2 between Zomba and Malosa 17th, c50 between Malosa and Blantyre 19th, 6 between Nyala and Blantyre 21st, up to 12 between Lilongwe and Dzalanyama 22nd & 24th, c30 between Lilongwe and Dedza 24th, c20 between Dedza and Chongoni, another 20 Chongoni and c20 between Dedza and Liwonde 25th, 2 on the way out of Liwonde 27th and c30 between Malosa and Blantyre and 6 Blantyre Airport 28th.

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Pied Crows, Chongoni, 25th May 2011

 

White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis [27]

Up to 20 Zomba Plateau 15th-17th - 2 were around Ku Chawe and a larger flock were along the northern edge; also 3 Chongoni 25th.

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White-necked Ravens, Chongoni, 25th May 2011

 

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White-necked Ravens, Zomba Plateau, 15th May 2011 (left) and 16th May 2011 (right)

 

 

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