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Maclean, G. L. (1993). Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.
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Maclean, G. L.
1993
Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa
The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town
Publication
This is the sixth edition of the classic book on Southern African Birds. It is fully updated to 1992 and has full colour illustrations by K. Newman and G. Lockwood of 902 species. It contains a dicotomous key for identification, in most cases to species; distribution maps for each species; information on biology and natural history of each species.
Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864) (basis of record)
Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900) (basis of record)
Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817) (basis of record)
Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820) (basis of record)
Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821) (basis of record)
Corvus albus Müller, 1776 (basis of record)
Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 (basis of record)
Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812) accepted as Cinnyris bifasciatus (Shaw, 1811) (basis of record)
Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908 accepted as Cinnyris neergaardii Grant, 1908 (basis of record)
Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840) accepted as Cyanomitra olivacea (Smith A., 1840) (basis of record)
Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831) accepted as Cyanomitra veroxii (Smith, A, 1831) (basis of record)
Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823 (basis of record)
Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850 (basis of record)
Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839 (basis of record)
Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870) (basis of record)
Pterodroma brevirostris (Lesson, 1831) accepted as Aphrodroma brevirostris (Lesson, 1831) (additional source)
Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776) (basis of record)
Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900) (basis of record)
Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817) (basis of record)
Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820) (basis of record)
Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821) (basis of record)
Corvus albus Müller, 1776 (basis of record)
Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 (basis of record)
Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812) accepted as Cinnyris bifasciatus (Shaw, 1811) (basis of record)
Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908 accepted as Cinnyris neergaardii Grant, 1908 (basis of record)
Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840) accepted as Cyanomitra olivacea (Smith A., 1840) (basis of record)
Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831) accepted as Cyanomitra veroxii (Smith, A, 1831) (basis of record)
Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823 (basis of record)
Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850 (basis of record)
Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839 (basis of record)
Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870) (basis of record)
Pterodroma brevirostris (Lesson, 1831) accepted as Aphrodroma brevirostris (Lesson, 1831) (additional source)
Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776) (basis of record)
Aldabra for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
East Africa for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
Kenya for Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Mozambique for Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864)
Mozambique for Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900)
Mozambique for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
Mozambique for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
Mozambique for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
Mozambique for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
Mozambique for Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Mozambique for Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812)
Mozambique for Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908
Mozambique for Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840)
Mozambique for Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831)
Mozambique for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
Mozambique for Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850
Mozambique for Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839
Mozambique for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
Mozambique for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
South Africa (country) for Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864)
South Africa (country) for Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900)
South Africa (country) for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
South Africa (country) for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
South Africa (country) for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
South Africa (country) for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
South Africa (country) for Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
South Africa (country) for Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson, 1831)
South Africa (country) for Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812)
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840)
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831)
South Africa (country) for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
South Africa (country) for Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850
South Africa (country) for Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839
South Africa (country) for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
South Africa (country) for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
Tanzania for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
Tanzania for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
Tanzania for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
Tanzania for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
Tanzania for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
Tanzania for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
East Africa for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
Kenya for Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Mozambique for Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864)
Mozambique for Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900)
Mozambique for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
Mozambique for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
Mozambique for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
Mozambique for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
Mozambique for Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Mozambique for Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812)
Mozambique for Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908
Mozambique for Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840)
Mozambique for Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831)
Mozambique for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
Mozambique for Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850
Mozambique for Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839
Mozambique for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
Mozambique for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
South Africa (country) for Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864)
South Africa (country) for Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900)
South Africa (country) for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
South Africa (country) for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
South Africa (country) for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
South Africa (country) for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
South Africa (country) for Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
South Africa (country) for Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson, 1831)
South Africa (country) for Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812)
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840)
South Africa (country) for Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831)
South Africa (country) for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
South Africa (country) for Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850
South Africa (country) for Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839
South Africa (country) for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
South Africa (country) for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
Tanzania for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
Tanzania for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
Tanzania for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
Tanzania for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
Tanzania for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
Tanzania for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
English African golden weaver for Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839
English African paradise flycatcher for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
English African sedge warbler for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
English blackbacked cisticola for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
English black-headed oriole for Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823
English bleating warbler for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
English brownthroated weaver for Ploceus xanthopterus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
English Cape reed warbler for Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864)
English grey sunbird [from synonym] for Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831)
English grey-backed camaroptera for Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1820)
English house crow for Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
English Indian house crow for Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
English little rush warbler for Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
English mouse-coloured sunbird [from synonym] for Nectarinia veroxii (Smith, 1831)
English Neergaard's sunbird [from synonym] for Nectarinia neergaardii Grant, 1908
English olive sunbird [from synonym] for Nectarinia olivacea (Smith, 1840)
English paradise flycatcher for Terpsiphone viridis (Müller, 1776)
English pied crow for Corvus albus Müller, 1776
English purple-banded sunbird [from synonym] for Nectarinia bifasciata (Shaw, 1812)
English wattle-eyed flycatcher for Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850
English winding cisticola for Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
English Woodwards' batis for Batis fratrum (Shelley, 1900)
English yellow weaver for Ploceus subaureus Smith, 1839
