Ecological Archives A018-029-A1

Marcell K. Peters, Smith Likare, and Manfred Kraemer. 2008. Effects of habitat fragmentation and degradation on flocks of African ant-following birds. Ecological Applications 18:847–858.

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
species index

English name

Latin binomial

Family

SRA

MD

SI

      
 

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.


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