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Birds of Kakamega Forest
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Last update: 2009-11-09 Done by: Andre Koch
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| Description | Kakamega Forest is a hotspot of bird diversity in Eastern Africa and has been assigned an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. In Kakamega, almost 500 bird species have been recorded of which 10% are found nowhere else in Kenya. Kakamega Forest harbours important extant populations of two globally threatened species: Turner's Eremomela (Eremomela turneri) and Chapin's Flycatcher (Muscicapa lendu). |
| Purpose |
Summary about species diversity of birds of Kakamega Forest |
| Main theme(s) |
birds, checklist, Kakamega Forest, abundance |
| Subtheme(s) |
biodiversity |
| Biome(s) |
tropical rainforest |
| Country(ies) |
Kenya |
| Administration unit(s) |
Kakamega Forest |
| Locality(ies) |
Kakamega Forest |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
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| Period(s) |
2001-2009 |
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| Responsible person(s) |
Matthias Schleuning; Mathias Templin |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA East Africa |
| Related subprojects / workpackages / topics |
BIOTA Africa E11 |
| Copyright holder |
Andre Koch; Matthias Schleuning |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
none |
| Start time of protection |
none |
| Duration of protection |
none |
| Rationale / notes |
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| Data |
| Format |
MS-Excel |
| File name(s) / size(s) |
Birds_of_Kakamega_AK.xls / 138 KB |
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| Related publications |
- D. A. Zimmerman, D. A. Turner, D. J. Pearson: 1996. Birds of Kenya and nothern Tanzania. Christopher Helm (Publisher), A & C Black, London, 740 pp.
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Shanni, I., B. de Bruijn: 2006. A checklist of the birds of Kakamega Forest. EANHS Bird Committee & National Museums of Kenya. Nairobi, 21 pp. ISBN 9966-9921-4-6
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| Contact person |
Templin, Mathias
Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz
Becherweg 13
55128 Mainz
Germany
 templinm@uni-mainz.de
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