Appendix A (Table A1). A list of all ant-following bird species observed during this study with description of their mean attendance at swarm raids (presence/swarm raid, SRA), their mean abundance (presence/point count, MD) and the indices of their specialization on ant-following (SI). Taxonomy follows Zimmerman et al. (1996).
Bird |
English name |
Latin binomial |
Family |
SRA |
MD |
SI |
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1 |
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird |
Pogoniulus bilineatus |
Capitonidae |
0.01 |
0.62 |
-0.42 |
2 |
Yellow-spotted Barbet |
Buccanodon duchaillui |
Capitonidae |
0.01 |
0.30 |
-0.23 |
3 |
Green-headed Sunbird |
Nectarinia verticalis |
Nectariniidae |
0.01 |
0.29 |
-0.21 |
4 |
Yellow-billed Barbet |
Trachylaemus purpuratus |
Capitonidae |
0.03 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
5 |
Green Hylia |
Hylia prasina |
Sylviidae |
0.01 |
0.12 |
-0.10 |
6 |
Grey-throated Barbet |
Gymnobucco bonapartei |
Capitonidae |
0.01 |
0.10 |
-0.09 |
7 |
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis |
Illadopsis albipectus |
Timaliidae |
0.13 |
0.26 |
-0.09 |
8 |
Dark-backed Weaver |
Ploceus bicolor |
Ploceidae |
0.06 |
0.15 |
-0.08 |
9 |
Joyfull Greenbul |
Chlorocichla laetissima |
Pycnonotidae |
0.07 |
0.16 |
-0.08 |
10 |
Chestnut Wattle-eye |
Dyaphorophyia castanea |
Platysteiridae |
0.02 |
0.08 |
-0.08 |
11 |
Common Bulbul |
Pycnonotus barbatus |
Pycnonotidae |
0.03 |
0.10 |
-0.06 |
12 |
Black-collared Apalis |
Apalis pulchra |
Sylviidae |
0.20 |
0.38 |
-0.06 |
13 |
Brown Illadopsis |
Illadopsis fulvescens |
Timaliidae |
0.03 |
0.08 |
-0.06 |
14 |
Slender-billed Greenbul |
Andropadus gracilirostris |
Pycnonotidae |
0.00 |
0.04 |
-0.06 |
15 |
White-chinned Prinia |
Prinia leucopogon |
Sylviidae |
0.04 |
0.09 |
-0.05 |
16 |
Tropical Boubou |
Laniarius aethiopicus |
Malaconotidae |
0.00 |
0.02 |
-0.05 |
17 |
Lühder's Bush-shrike |
Laniarius luehderi |
Malaconotidae |
0.08 |
0.14 |
-0.04 |
18 |
Chubb's Cisticola |
Cisticola chubbi |
Sylviidae |
0.00 |
0.02 |
-0.04 |
19 |
Grey-capped Warbler |
Eminia lepida |
Sylviidae |
0.00 |
0.02 |
-0.04 |
20 |
Yellow-throated Leaf-Love |
Chlorochichla flavicollis |
Pycnonotidae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-0.04 |
21 |
African Paradise Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone viridis |
Monarchidae |
0.03 |
0.06 |
-0.04 |
22 |
Shelley's Greenbul |
Andropadus masukuensis |
Pycnonotidae |
0.03 |
0.05 |
-0.04 |
23 |
Baglafecht Weaver |
Ploceus baglafecht |
Ploceidae |
0.00 |
0.01 |
-0.03 |
24 |
Crested Guineafowl |
Guttera pucherani |
Numididae |
0.01 |
0.01 |
-0.03 |
25 |
African Blue Flycatcher |
Elminia longicauda |
Monarchidae |
0.03 |
0.04 |
-0.02 |
26 |
Common Wattle-eye |
Platysteira cyanea |
Platysteiridae |
0.06 |
0.07 |
-0.02 |
27 |
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye |
Dyaphorophyia concreta |
Platysteiridae |
0.05 |
0.03 |
-0.01 |
28 |
Grey-chested Illadopsis |
Kakamega poliothorax |
Timaliidae |
0.10 |
0.11 |
-0.01 |
29 |
Olive-green Camaroptera |
Camaroptera chloronata |
Sylviidae |
0.16 |
0.19 |
-0.01 |
30 |
Olive Sunbird |
Nectarinia olivacea |
Nectariniidae |
0.03 |
0.02 |
-0.01 |
31 |
Cabanis's Greenbul |
Phyllastrephus cabanisi |
Pycnonotidae |
0.41 |
0.60 |
-0.01 |
32 |
Black-billed Weaver |
Ploceus melanogaster |
Ploceidae |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
33 |
African Pied Wagtail |
Motacilla aguimp |
Motacillidae |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
34 |
Lesser Honeyguide |
Indicator minor |
Inidicatoridae |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
35 |
Buff-spotted Woodpecker |
Campethera nivosa |
Picidae |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
36 |
Vieillot's Black Weaver |
Ploceus nigerrimus |
Ploceidae |
0.04 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
37 |
Grey-headed Negrofinch |
Nigrita canicapilla |
Estrildidae |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
38 |
Mountain Illadopsis |
Illadopsis pyrrhoptera |
Timaliidae |
0.09 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
39 |
African Dusky Flycatcher |
Muscicapa adusta |
Muscicapidae |
0.06 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
40 |
Red-headed Bluebill |
Spermophaga ruficapilla |
Estrildidae |
0.07 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
41 |
Grey-backed Cameroptera |
Camaroptera brachyura |
Sylviidae |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.03 |
42 |
Banded Prinia |
Prinia bairdii |
Sylviidae |
0.11 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
43 |
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat |
Cossypha cyanocampter |
Turdidae |
0.17 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
44 |
Red-capped Robin-Chat |
Cossypha natalensis |
Turdidae |
0.07 |
0.00 |
0.03 |
45 |
Snowy-headed Robin-Chat |
Cossypha niveicapilla |
Turdidae |
0.11 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
46 |
African Thrush |
Turdus pelios |
Turdidae |
0.09 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
47 |
Dusky-crested Flycatcher |
Trochocercus nigromitratus |
Monarchidae |
0.12 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
48 |
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul |
Andropadus latirostris |
Pycnonotidae |
0.59 |
0.78 |
0.05 |
49 |
Jameson's Wattle-eye |
Dyaphorophyia jamesoni |
Platysteiridae |
0.15 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
50 |
Pale-breasted Illadopsis |
Illadopsis rufipennis |
Timaliidae |
0.33 |
0.30 |
0.08 |
51 |
Black-faced Rufous Warbler |
Bathmocercus rufus |
Sylviidae |
0.43 |
0.40 |
0.12 |
52 |
Equatorial Akalat |
Sheppardia aequatorialis |
Turdidae |
0.44 |
0.26 |
0.21 |
53 |
Grey-winged Robin |
Sheppardia polioptera |
Turdidae |
0.37 |
0.08 |
0.30 |
54 |
Red-tailed Bristlebill |
Bleda syndactyla |
Pycnonotidae |
0.61 |
0.26 |
0.40 |
55 |
Brown-chested Alethe |
Alethe poliocephala |
Turdidae |
0.64 |
0.25 |
0.43 |
56 |
White-tailed Ant Thrush |
Neocossyphus poensis |
Turdidae |
0.64 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
LITERATURE CITED
Zimmerman, D. A., D. A. Turner, and D. J. Pearson. 1996. Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Christopher Helm, London, UK.