Ornithological survey of ten Uganda forest reserves 18 April - 29 November 1991

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by  I S Francis

EastAfrican BirdReport 1991 163
Larusfuscus LesserBlack-backed GullN: c. 450 Lake Munyanyange, QENP, 1 1 Jan
(DEP).
Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern N: c. 650 Lake Munyanyange, QENP 11 Jan
(DEP).
Coracias garrulus Eurasian Roller D: 1 Entebbe 30 Mar (JFW).
Apus apus Eurasian Swift N: marked passage over Namulonge 22-27 Sep, with a
max of200-300 on 27 Sep (LDCF), 200-300 nearJinja 13 Oct (DEP).
Delichon urbicaHouseMartinM: 3 oversummeringnearEntebbe8Jun, feedingwith
Angola Swallows Hirundo angolensis (DEP).
Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher R: 1 immature Namulonge 29 Sep (LDCF).
Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike D: 1 immature Namulonge 9 Oct (LDCF).
Kenya: Afrotropical back record
Sarothrura boehmi Streaky-breasted Pygmy Crake S(B): 1 calling from edge of
reeds at Hyaena Dam, Nairobi NP, 16 Jun 1989 (CR).
Ornithological survey of ten Uganda Forest Reserves
18 April-29 November 1991
I. S. Francis and Nicola Penford
Key to columns
1. Budongo Forest 18 Apr-4 May, 2. Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest 12-28 May, 3. Itwara
Forest 11-17 Jun, 4. Semliki Forest 26-29 Jun, 5. Impenetrable (= Bwindi) Forest 7-
11 Jul, 6. Rwenzori Forest 18-26 Jun, 12-21 Jul, 7. Kalinzu Forest 22-26 Jul,
8. Sango Bay Forest 2-7 Aug, 9. South Busoga Forest 8-12Aug, 10. Mafuga
Plantation Forest (north ofthe Impenetrable) 26-29 Nov
True Forest species in bold type
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Hooded Vulture Neophron monachus /
Harrier Hawk Polyboroides radiatus / /
Great SparrowhawkAccipitermelanoleucus / / / / /
Western Little SparrowhawkA. erythropus
Mountain Buzzard Buteo tachardus / /
Ayres' Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus dubius
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis / / /
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus / / / /
Cuckoo HawkAviceda cuculoides
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Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus /
Forest Francolin Francolinus lathami
Nahan's Francolin F. nahani
Handsome Francolin F. nobilis / /
Scaly Francolin F. squamatus / /
Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi / / / /
Buff-spotted Pygmy Crake Sarothrura elegans /
White-spotted Pygmy Crake S. pulchra
Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata /
White-naped Pigeon Columba albinucha
Olive Pigeon C. arquatrix / / /
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon C. malherbii / / /
Afep Pigeon C. unicincta / / / / / •
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola /
Red-eyed Dove S. semitorquata / / / / / / / /
Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turturafer / / / / / /
Tambourine Dove T. tympanistria / / / / / / / / /
Green Pigeon Treron australis / / / / / /
Red-headed LovebirdAgapornispullaria
Black-collared LovebirdA. swinderniana
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacus / / /
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata / / / / / / /
Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae / / / / / /
Rwenzori Turaco Tauracojohnstoni /
White-crested Turaco T. leucolophus /
Black-billed Turaco T. schuetti / / / / / / / /
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi / / / / / /
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo C. montanus / / /
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo C. olivinus / / /
Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus / / / / / / / / / /
Klaas' Cuckoo C. klaas / / / / / / / /
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii / /
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus / / / / / /
Red-chested CuckoO C. solitarius / / / / / / / / / /
Yellowbill Ceuthmocares aereus / / / / / / / /
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis / / / /
African Wood Owl Ciccaba woodfordii / / / / / / / / /
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
Montane Nightjar Caprimulguspoliocephalus / / /
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus / / /
Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini /
Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini / / /
Mottle-throated Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri / /
Narina's TrogonApaloderma narina / / / / / / /
White-bellied KingfisherAlcedo leucogaster
Shining-blue KingfisherA. quadribrachys / /
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Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia / /
Chestnut-bellied KingfisherH. leucocephala
Blue-breasted KingfisherH. malimbica / / / / / /
DwarfKingfisherIspidina lecontei /
Pygmy Kingfisher /. picta / / / / /
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis / / /
Eurasian Bee-eater M. apiaster
Black Bee-eaterM. gularis / / /
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterM. oreobates / / /
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus /
Blue-throated RollerE. gularis / / / /
White-headed Wood HoopoePhoeniculus bollei / / /
White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes cylindricus /
White-tailed Hornbill B.fistulator
Black and White Casqued Hornbill B. subcylindricus • / / / / / / /
Black-wattled Hornbill Ceratogymnaatrata /
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus / / / / / / / /
Red-billed DwarfHornbill T. camurus /
Pied Hornbill T.fasciatus / /
Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui / / / • / / /
Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei / / / / /
Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatus
Hairy-breasted BarbetL. hirsutus / / / / / / / / /
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus / • / / / / / / / /
Western Green Tinkerbird P. coryphaeus •
Speckled Tinkerbird P. scolopaceus / / / / / / /
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird P. subsulphureus / / / /
Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemuspurpuratus / / / / / / / /
Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicatorconirostris
Least Honeyguide /. exilis / /
Lesser Honeyguide /. minor /
Scaly-throated Honeyguide /. variegatus /
Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis
Little Spotted Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii
Brown-eared Woodpecker C. caroli / /
Buff-spotted Woodpecker C. nivosa /
Fine-banded Woodpecker C. tullbergi / /
Grey WoodpeckerMesopicos goertae
Olive WoodpeckerM. griseocephalus /
Yellow-crested WoodpeckerM. xantholophus / /
Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis / / / / /
Red-sided Broadbill 5. rufolateralis
African PittaPitta angolensis
Green-breasted PittaP. reichenowi
White-headed Roughwing Psalidoprocne albiceps / / / / /
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Black Roughwing P. pristoptera / / / / / /
Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis / / / /
Square-tailed Drongo D. ludwigii
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus/ / / / / /
Black-headed Oriole 0. larvatus / /
Montane Oriole O.percivali / • /
White-belliedTit Parus albiventris /
Stripe-breasted TitP.fasciiventer / / /
Dusky TitP.funereus / /
BlackTit P. leucomelas /
African Hill BabblerAlcippe abyssinica / / /
Grey-chested IUadopsis Kakamegapoliothorax
Scaly-breasted IUadopsis Trichastoma albipectus / / / / / / •
Brown IUadopsis T.fulvescens / / / / / / /
Mountain IUadopsis T.pyrrhopterum /
Pale-breasted IUadopsis T. rufipennis / /
Black Cuckoo Shrike Campephagaflava / /
Petit's Cuckoo Shrike C.petiti / /
Purple-throated Cuckoo Shrike C. quiscalina /
Grey Cuckoo Shrike Coracina caesia / / /
Cameroon Sombre GreenbulAndropadus curvirosifris / / / / / /
Slender-billed GreenbulA. gracilirostris / / /
Little Grey GreenbulA. gracilis / / /
Yellow-whiskered GreenbulA. latirostris / / / / / / / / /
Mountain GreenbulA. tephrolaemus / / /
Little GreenbulA. virens / / / / / / / /
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator / / / / / /
Green-tailed Bristlebill Bleda eximia
Bristlebill B. syndactyla / / / / / / /
Yellow-throated Leaflove Chlorocichlaflavicollis
Joyful Greenbul C. laetissima / / /
Red-tailed Greenbul Crinigercalurus / / / /
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus / /
NicatorNicatorchloris / / / / / / /
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigulans/ / /
Toro Olive Greenbul P. baumanni /
Yellow-streaked Greenbul P.flavostriatus / /
Icterine Greenbul P. icterinus / /
Olive Mountain Greenbul P. placidus
Xavier's Greenbul P. xavieri /
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus / / / / / / / / /
Fire-crested AletheAlethe diademata / / /
Brown-chested AletheA. poliocephala / / / / / /
Red-throated AletheA. poliophrys /
Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi / / /
Blue-shouldered Robin Chat Cossypha cyanocampi'er / / / /
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White-browed Robin Chat C, heuglini
Red-capped robin Chat C. natalensis / / /
Snowy-headed Robin Chat C. niveicapilla / /
Archer's Robin Chat Dryocichloiaes archeri / /
White-tailedAnt ThrushNeocossyphuspoensis / / /
Red-tailedAnt ThrushN. rufus /
White-starred Forest Robin Pogonocichla stellata / / /
EquatorialAkalatSheppardia aequatorialis / / /
Akalat5. cyornithopsis /
Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax / / / /
Rufous Thrush Stizorhinafraseri / / / / / /
Black-eared Ground Thrush Turdus camaronensis /
AfricanThrush T. pelios / / /
Abyssinian GroundThrush T. piaggiae /
MaskedApalisApalis binotata / / / /
GreyApalisA. cinerea / / /
Black-throatedApalisA.jacksoni / / / /
Black-cappedApalisA. nigriceps / /
Chestnut-throatedApalisA. porphyrolaema / / /
Buff-throatedApalisA. rufogularis / / / / / / / / /
CollaredApalisA. ruwenzori / / •
Black-faced Rufous Warbler
Bathmocercus cerviniventris / / / / / / / /
Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus barratti
Cinnamon Bracken WarblerB. cinnamomeus / •
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura / / / / / / / / / •
Olive-green Camaroptera C. chloronota / / / / / / /
Yellow-browed Camaroptera C. supercilliaris /
Mountain Yellow Warbler Chloropeta similis / /
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi / / /
Grey-capped WarblerEminia lepida
Brown-crowned EremomelaEremomela badiceps / /
Green HyliaHyliaprasina / / / / / / /
Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliotaflavigaster
Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor /
Yellow LongbillM.flavicans
Uganda Woodland WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensis
Red-faced Woodland WarblerP. laetus / / /
Wood WarblerP. sibilatrix
Willow WarblerP. trochilus /
BrownWoodland WarblerP. umbrovirens /
Banded PriniaPrinia bairdii / /
;
White-chinned PriniaP. leucopogon / / / / / /
Tawny-flanked PriniaP. subflava
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla /
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys /
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Green Crombec S. virens / / / / / /
Sooty FlycatcherArtomyiasfuliginosa
Forest FlycatcherFraseria ocreata / /
Yellow-eyed Black FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacci /
White-eyed Slaty FlycatcherM. chocolatina / / /
Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta / / / / / / /
Ashy FlycatcherM. caerulescens / / /
Cassin's Grey FlycatcherM. cassini / /
Dusky Blue FlycatcherM. comitata
Grey-throated FlycatcherM. griseigularis /
Yellow-footed FlycatcherM. sethsmithi /
Lead-coloured FlycatcherMyioparusplumbeus /
Rwenzori Batis Batis diops / / /
Black and White Flycatcher Bias musicus / / / / /
Shrike FlycatcherMegabyasflammulata / / / / / / /
Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira blissetti / / / / /
Chestnut Wattle-eye P. castanea / / / / / /
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye P. concreta /
Wattle-eye P. cyanea / / /
Black-throated Wattle-eye P. peltata
White-tailed Blue FlycatcherErannornis albicauda /
Blue Flycatcher E. longicauda / /
Chestnut-capped FlycatcherErythrocercus mccalh
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer / / / /
Paradise Flycatcher T. viridis / / / / / /
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus albonotatus / /
Crested Flycatcher T. cyanomelas
Dusky Crested Flycatcher T. nigromitratus / / /
Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher T. nitens
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara / / /
Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensis /
Northern PuffbackD. gambensis / /
Tropical Boubou Laniariusferrugineus /
Fiilleborn's Black Boubou L.fuelleborni /
Sooty Boubou L. leucorhynchus
Liihder's Bush Shrike L. luehderi / / /
Grey-green Bush Shrike Malaconotus bocagei / /
Doherty's Bush Shrike M. dohertyi / /
Lagden's Bush Shrike M. lagdeni /
Many-coloured Bush Shrike M. multicolor / /
Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni / / / / /
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster / / /
Sharpe's Starling C. sharpii / /
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Purple-headed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornispurpureiceps / / / / /
Splendid Glossy Starling L. splendidus / / / / / • /
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathusfulgidus
Waller's Chestnut-winged Starling 0. walleri / / / /
Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris / / / /
Stuhlmann's StarlingP. stuhlmanni /
Collared SunbirdAnthreptes collaris / / / / / / / /
Grey-headed SunbirdA.fraseri /
Green SunbirdA. rectirostris / / /
Blue-headed SunbirdNectarinia alinae / /
Little Purple-banded SunbirdN. bifasciata
Orange-tufted SunbirdN. bouvieri
Olive-bellied Sunbird N. chloropygia / / / / / /
Copper SunbirdN. cuprea / /
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird N. cyanolaema / / / / /
Malachite SunbirdN.famosa /
Bronze Sunbird N. kilimensis / / / / /
Olive SunbirdN. olivacea / / / / / / / / /
Northern Double-collared SunbirdN. preussi / / /
Purple-breasted SunbirdN. purpureiventris / / /
Regal Sunbird N. regia / / /
Golden-winged Sunbird N. reichenowi
Green-throated SunbirdN. rubescens / / / /
Little Green Sunbird N. seimundi / /
Superb Sunbird N. superba /
Variable Sunbird N. venusta / / /
Green-headed SunbirdN. verticalis / / /
Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis / / / / /
GrosbeakWeaverAmblyospiza albifrons / / / / / /
Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicus / /
Red-headed Malimbe M. rubricollis / / / / /
Strange WeaverPloceus alienus / / •
Stuhlmann's WeaverP. baglafechtstuhlmanni / / /
Dark-backed WeaverP. bicolor
Northern Brown-throated WeaverP. castanops
Brown-capped WeaverP. insignis / / /
Black-billed WeaverP. melanogaster / /
Vieillot's BlackWeaverP. nigerrimus / / / / / / /
SpectacledWeaverP ocularis
Slender-billedWeaverP. pelzelni
CompactWeaverP. superciliosus /
Yellow-mantled WeaverP. tricolor / / /
Weyns' Weaver P. weynsi
BrownTwinspot Clytospiza monteiri /
Dusky Crimson-wing Cryptospizajacksoni / / /
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Red-faced Crimson-wing C. reichenovii /
Abyssinian Crimson-wing C. salvadorii / /
Shelley's Crimson-wing C. shelleyi /
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda melanotis / /
Black-crowned Waxbill E. nonnula / / / / /
Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula / / /
White-collared Olive-back Nesocharis ansorgei /
Grey-headed Olive-backN. capistrata
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita bicolor
Grey-headed Negrofinch N. canicapilla / / / / / / /
White-breasted Negrofinch N.fusconota / / / /
Red-frontedAntpecker Parmoptila woodhousei /
Black-bellied Seed-crackerPyrenestes ostrinus
Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla / / / • /
Thick-billed Seed-eaterSerinus burtoni y / /
Yellow-crowned Canary S. canicollis / /
List of observers
Kenya M. Lissimore Tanzania
G. C. Backhurst F. Ng'weno A. L. Archer
L. A. Bennun M. Ogola E. A. de Leyser
R. Bishop I. S. C. Parker B. W. Finch
M. A. C. Coverdale D. J. Pearson D. C. Mover
J. R. P. Cumberlege N. Redman (Bird Quest) D. K. Richards
J. Dawson D. K. Richards D. A. Turner
N. Dymond (Cygnus Tours) P. Roberts T. Stevenson
J. H. Fanshawe I. Robertson (Bird Quest)
B. W. Finch S. Rooke (Sunbird Tours) Uganda
D. Fisher (Sunbird Tours) P. Squelch C. Dranzoa
A. D. Forbes-Watson T. Stevenson L D. C. Fishpool
P. Frere S. Thomsett A. D. Forbes-Watson
D. Hasselquist D. A. Turner J. Miskell
R. N. Hobbs N. Wilson D. E. Pomeroy
KWWG
(Kenya Wetlands D. E. Wolf(VictorEmanuel J. F. Walsh
Working Group) Nature Tours)
P. Lack J. Wood