Systemmatic list - part 8: Parrots, Turacos, Cuckoos and Coucals
Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae [>40]
Up to 40 Liwonde 25th-26th.
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Lilian's Lovebirds, Liwonde, 25th May 2011
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Grey-headed Parrot Poicephalus (robustus) suahelicus [3-5]
2-3 Liwonde 26th-27th.
This species is often lumped with Cape Parrot and Brown-necked Parrot.
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Grey-headed Parrot, Liwonde, 27th May 2011
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Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus [2]
2 Liwonde 26th.
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Brown-headed Parrot, Liwonde, 26th May 2011
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Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii [3]
1 Zomba 15th and 17th, singles Zomba Plateau 16th and 17th.
Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi [5]
3 Dzalanyama 23rd and 2 Lilongwe Nature Reserve 24th.
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Schalow's Turaco, Lilongwe Nature Reserve, 24th May 2011
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Purple-crested Turaco (Purple-crested Lourie) Tauraco porphyreolophus [1]
1 Lengwe 20th.
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Purple-crested Turaco, Lengwe, 20th May 2011
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Grey Go-away-bird (Grey Lourie) Corythaixoides concolor [3]
3 singles between Cape Maclear and Mangochi - two were along the unmade track and one by the metalled road, but none very far from the junction.
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Grey Go-away-birds, between Cape Maclear and Mangochi, 19th May 2011
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Jacobin Cuckoo (Pied Cuckoo) Clamator jacobinus [1]
1 Liwonde 26th - this was in the Rhino enclosure.
Jacobin Cuckoo, Liwonde, 26th May 2011
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Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius [1]
1 Lake Chilwa 15th - one of several new birds seen whilst waiting for the boat to arrive.
Diderick Cuckoo, Lake Chilwa, 15th May 2011
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Black Coucal Centropus grillii [1]
1 Lake Chilwa 15th - another new bird seen while waiting for the boat to arrive - this one flew over the path.
Black Coucal, Lake Chilwa, 15th May 2011
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Burchell's Coucal Centropus (superciliosus) burchelli [4]
2 Lake Chilwa 15th and 2 Liwonde 27th. One of the birds at Chilwa was a juvenile.
Burchell's Coucal is sometimes treated as conspecific with White-browed Coucal.
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Burchell's Coucal, Liwonde, 27th May 2011
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Burchell's Coucal, Lake Chillwa, 15th May 2011
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