Balmoral
Basic information
Sample name: Balmoral

Reference: M. A. Peirce. 1984. Haematozoa of Zambian birds. I. General survey. Journal of Natural History 18:105-122 [ER 2758]
Geography
Country: Zambia

Coordinate: 16° 33' S, 28° 12' E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "some 25 km south-west of Lusaka"

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "an area of miombo (Brachystegia) woodland... Most mist-netting was done in and around the author's gaden but an additional site was located some 3 km east in a ripartian area"

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 636 individuals

Years: 1980 - 1982

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "All birds were caught in mist-nets and... ringed... The total represents individual birds examined and not the actual number of examinations from re-trapping"

Metadata
Sample no: 2944

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-05-06 11:14:49

Modified: 2018-05-06 03:15:47

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
99 species
40 singletons
total count 636
geometric series index: 215.0
Fisher's α: 32.851
geometric series k: 0.9592
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9582
Shannon's H: 3.7474
Good's u: 0.9372
Register
Accipiter ovampensis 1195.0 g
Accipiter badius 1122.0 g
Micronisus gabar 1
"Melierax gabar"
Numida meleagris 11.3 kg
Streptopelia capicola 1142.0 g
Turtur chalcospilos 760.6 g
Chrysococcyx klaas 126.2 g
Chrysococcyx cupreus 137.7 g
Caprimulgus europaeus 367.0 g
Macrodipteryx vexillarius 167.7 g
Halcyon chelicuti 1
Halcyon leucocephala 341.8 g
Merops pusillus 115.1 g
Coracias caudatus 1
"Coracias caudata"
Lybius torquatus 151.7 g
Pogoniulus chrysoconus 110.8 g
Indicator indicator 250.4 g
Indicator minor 228.2 g
Dendropicos fuscescens 226.0 g
Delichon urbicum 1
"Delichon urbica"
Dicrurus adsimilis 6
Oriolus oriolus 1
Melaniparus griseiventris 5
"Parus griseiventris"
Melaniparus niger 3
"Parus niger"
Melaniparus leucomelas 1
"Parus leucomelas"
Melaniparus rufiventris 3
"Parus rufiventris"
Salpornis spilonota 3
Campephaga phoenicea 327.1 g
Pycnonotus barbatus naumanni145.1 g
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris 527.0 g
Phyllastrephus cabanisi 137.1 g
Cercomela familiaris 84.1 g
Monticola angolensis 344.4 g
Cercotrichas leucophrys 1
"Erythropygia leucophrys"
Cossypha natalensis 134.1 g
Cossypha heuglini 437.5 g
Turdus libonyana 7
Locustella fluviatilis 116.1 g
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 13.5 g
Acrocephalus palustris 111.5 g
Acrocephalus scirpaceus 112.3 g
Hippolais icterina 113.2 g
Sylvia borin 618.2 g
Phylloscopus trochilus 168.7 g
Prinia subflava 69.0 g
Camaroptera brevicaudata sharpei7
"Camaroptera brachyura sharpei"
Eremomela scotops 18.8 g
Sylvietta ruficapilla 111.1 g
Sylvietta whytii 69.9 g
Cisticola erythrops 315.7 g
Cisticola chiniana 118.1 g
Cisticola fulvicapilla 48.6 g
Muscicapa striata 915.9 g
Muscicapa caerulescens 517.6 g
Melaenornis pammelaina 530.2 g
Bradornis pallidus 923.6 g
Batis molitor 711.2 g
Terpsiphone viridis 713.8 g
Dryoscopus cubla 11
Tchagra australis 2
Tchagra senegalus 6
"Tchagra senegala"
Laniarius ferrugineus 1
Malaconotus blanchoti 1
Anthus novaeseelandiae 12.2 g
Anthus leucophrys 25.2 g
Anthus similis 1525.3 g
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 244.0 g
Anthreptes longuemarei 211.8 g
Cyanomitra olivacea 1
"Nectarinia olivacea"
Chalcomitra amethystina 21
"Nectarinia amethystina"
Chalcomitra senegalensis 15
"Nectarinia senegalensis"
Cinnyris talatala 1
"Nectarinia talatala"
Cinnyris venustus 3
"Nectarinia venusta"
Cinnyris chalybeus 1
"Nectarinia chalybea"
Cinnyris bifasciatus 1
"Nectarinia bifasciata"
Cinnyris cupreus 2
"Nectarinia cuprea"
Zosterops senegalensis 2910.9 g
Euplectes sp. 1
Euplectes capensis 4132.9 g
Euplectes ardens 14.8 g
Passer domesticus 94.9 g
Passer griseus 21.9 g
Petronia superciliaris 1024.0 g
Vidua macroura 116.0 g
Vidua paradisaea 121.8 g
Vidua orientalis 121.3 g
Pytilia afra 616.6 g
Pytilia melba 615.4 g
Hypargos niveoguttatus 314.6 g
Lagonosticta rubricata 43.2 g
Lagonosticta rhodopareia 39.3 g
Uraeginthus angolensis 529.9 g
Lonchura cucullata 54
Emberiza cabanisi 324.9 g
Emberiza flaviventris 418.8 g
Emberiza tahapisi 73.5 g
Serinus mozambicus 593.6 g
Serinus sulphuratus 5027.9 g
Serinus mennelli 114.9 g