Kopij, G., 2024. Seasonal variations in the structure of avian community in Zambezi riparian forest. Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 22: 67–78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2024.22.0067

Appendix 1. (Dom) on 16.6 km long transect in Zambezi riparian forest. Eudominant (> 10 %), dominant (5–9.9 %) and subdominant (2–4.9 %) species are in bold. Abbreviation for guilds: Diet (G, granivorous; I, insectivorous; F, frugivorous; N, nectarivorous; R, carnivorous); Nest, nesting (T, in trees or shrubs; H, in holes; B, in/on buildings; V, herbaceous vegetation); Res, residency (R, resident throughout the year; A, intra–African migrant; C, nomad; P, Palearctic migrant).

Apéndice 1. Número de parejas reproductivas (N), densidad lineal de la población (Den: parejas/10 km) y dominancia (Dom) a lo largo del transecto de 16,6 km en el bosque de ribera del río Zambeze. Se marcan en negrita las especies superdominantes (> 10 %), dominantes (5–9,9 %) y subdominantes (2–4,9 %). Abreviaturas para los grupos: Diet (dieta: G, granívoros; I, insectívoros; F, frugívoros; N, nectarívoros; R, carnívoros). Nest (anidación: T, en árboles o arbustos; H, en madrigueras; B, en edificios; V, en plantas herbáceas; Res (residencia: R, residente durante todo el año; A, migrante intraafricano; C, nómada; P, migrante paleárctico).

                                 
Scientific name  Common name Guilds May July/August October November
Diet Nest Res N Den. Dom. N Den Dom N Den Dom N Den Dom
African cuckoo Cuculus gularis I T A 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
African darter Anhinga melanogaster C T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer C T R 4 2.4 0.4 4 2.4 0.5 5 3.0 0.5 8 4.8 1.1
African golden oriole Oriolus auratus I T R 3 1.8 0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
African grey hornbill Tockus nasutus F H R 11 6.6 1.0 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1 3 1.8 0.4
African harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus C T R 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
African hoopoe Upupa africana I H R 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
African jacana Actophilornis africanus I V R 17 10.2 1.5 19 11.4 2.2 5 3.0 0.5 9 5.4 1.2
African marsh harrier Circus ranivorus C V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
African openbill Anastomus lamelligerus I T A 3 1.8 0.3 3 1.8 0.4 4 2.4 0.4 5 3.0 0.7
African paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis I T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
African pipit Anthus cinnamomeus I V R 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
African pygmy goose Nattapus auritus V V R 0 0.0 0.0 5 3.0 0.6 14 8.4 1.3 6 3.6 0.8
Arrow-marked babbler Turdides jardineii I T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.3 1 0.6 0.1
Bearded woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus I H R 5 3.0 0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Black crake Amaurornis flavirostra I V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1
Black-backed puffback Dryoscopus cubla I T R 3 1.8 0.3 2 1.2 0.2 9 5.4 0.8 14 8.4 1.9
Black-collared barbet Lybius torquatus F H R 24 14.5 2.2 21 12.7 2.5 20 12.0 1.8 21 12.7 2.8
Black-crowned tchagra Tchagra senegala I T R 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1 2 1.2 0.2 6 3.6 0.8
Black-shouldered kite Elanus caeruleus C T R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Blacksmith lapwing Vanellus armatus I V R 6 3.6 0.5 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 3 1.8 0.4
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus I V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Blue waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis G T R 53 31.9 4.8 21 12.7 2.5 17 10.2 1.6 11 6.6 1.5
Bradfield's hornbill Tockus bradfieldi F H R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Brown firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula G T R 3 1.8 0.3 2 1.2 0.2 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
Brown-crowned tchagra Tchagra australis I T R 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Brown-hooded kingfisher Halcyon albiventris I H R 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Brubru Nilaus afer I T R 2 1.2 0.2 3 1.8 0.4 4 2.4 0.4 9 5.4 1.2
Burchell's starling Lamprotornis australis F H R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 6 3.6 0.6 8 4.8 1.1
Cape starling Lamprotornis nitens F H R 8 4.8 0.7 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Cape turtle dove Streptopelia capicola G T R 61 36.7 5.5 40 24.1 4.7 32 19.3 2.9 12 7.2 1.6
Cardinal woodpecker Dondropicos fuscescens I H R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Carmine bee-eater Merops nubicoides I H A 3 1.8 0.3 4 2.4 0.5 6 3.6 0.6 6 3.6 0.8
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis I T R 17 10.2 1.5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.4 0.5
Chinspot batis  Batis molitor I T R 5 3.0 0.5 3 1.8 0.4 2 1.2 0.2 4 2.4 0.5
Cisticola Cisticola spp. I V R 4 2.4 0.4 3 1.8 0.4 7 4.2 0.6 2 1.2 0.3
Collared sunbird Hedydipna collaris N T R 3 1.8 0.3  1 0.6   0.1  1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Common scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas I H R 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Common waxbill Estrilda astrild G T R 25 15.1 2.2 28 16.9 3.3 55 33.1 5.0 30 18.1 4.0
Coppery-tailed coucal Centropus cupreicaudus I T R 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Coucal Centropus spp. I T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.3
Crested barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii F H R 20 12.0 1.8 11 6.6 1.3 14 8.4 1.3 14 8.4 1.9
Crested francolin Francolinus sephaena G V R 9 5.4 0.8 6 3.6 0.7 17 10.2 1.6 12 7.2 1.6
Crowned lapwing Vanellus coronatus I V R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Dark-napped bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor F T R 91 54.8 8.2 66 39.8 7.7 69 41.6 6.3 53 31.9 7.1
Dickinson’s kestrel Falco dickinsoni  I T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Diederick cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius I T R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Dusky lark Pinarocorys nigricans G V R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Dusky sunbird Nectarinia fusca N T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Dwarf bittern Ixobrychus sturmii I V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.3
Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus V V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Emerald cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus I T A 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Emerald-spotted dove Turtur chalcospilos G T R 27 16.3 2.4 28 16.9 3.3 14 8.4 1.3 11 6.6 1.5
Fan-tailed widowbird Euplectes axillaris G V R 180 108.4 16.1 220 132.5 25.7 150 90.4 13.7 55 33.1 7.3
Flapped lark Miratra rufocinnamomea G V A 8 4.8 0.7 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Fork-tailed drongo Dicrurus adsimilis I T R 11 6.6 1.0 7 4.2 0.8 7 4.2 0.6 10 6.0 1.3
Gabar goshawk Micronisus gabar C T R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.3
Giant kingfisher Megaceryle maxima C H R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 5 3.0 0.7
Golden-tailed woodpecker Campethera abingoni I H R 1 0.6 0.1 3 1.8 0.4 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.4 0.5
Greater honeyguide Indicator indicator I H R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Green pigeon  Treron calva F T R 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 2 1.2 0.2 4 2.4 0.5
Green wood hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus I H R 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Green-backed heron Butorides striatus C V R 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Green-winged pytilia Pytilia afra G T R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Grey go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor F T R 15 9.0 1.3 11 6.6 1.3 8 4.8 0.7 9 5.4 1.2
Grey heron Ardea cinerea C T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Grey-headed parrot Halcyon leucocephala F H R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Grey-rumped swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga I H A 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 9 5.4 0.8 0 0.0 0.0
Ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri F H R 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.4 4 2.4 0.4 3 1.8 0.4
Hadeda ibis Bostrychia hagedash I T R 3 1.8 0.3 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.3
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta C T R 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 4 2.4 0.4 5 3.0 0.7
Hartlaub's babbler Turdoides hartlaubii I T R 21 12.7 1.9 11 6.6 1.3 12 7.2 1.1 5 3.0 0.7
Hawk Accipiter spp. C T R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Jacobin cuckoo Clamator jacobinus I T A 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Kurrichane buttonquail Turnix sylvatica I V A 2 1.2 0.2 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis G T R 6 3.6 0.5 5 3.0 0.6 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Lesser striped swallow Hirundo abyssinica I B R 13 7.8 1.2 5 3.0 0.6 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
Lesser swamp warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris I V R 4 2.4 0.4 4 2.4 0.5 4 2.4 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudata I H R 3 1.8 0.3 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 2 1.2 0.3
Little bee-eater Merops pusillus I H R 2 1.2 0.2 10 6.0 1.2 5 3.0 0.5 4 2.4 0.5
Little egret Egretta garzetta C T R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.3
Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis I V R 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.4 0.5 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Lizard buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus C T R 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Long-billed crombec Sylvietta rufescens I T R 7 4.2 0.6 9 5.4 1.1 16 9.6 1.5 7 4.2 0.9
Magpie shrike Corvinella melanoleuca I T R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Marico sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis N T R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 2 1.2 0.3
Meyer's parrot Poicephalus meyeri F H R 5 3.0 0.5 6 3.6 0.7 2 1.2 0.2 3 1.8 0.4
Mourning collared dove Streptopelia decipiens G T R 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Namaqua dove Oena capensis G T R 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Orange-breasted bush-shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus I T R 4 2.4 0.4 7 4.2 0.8 18 10.8 1.6 9 5.4 1.2
Pied crow Corvus albus O T R 4 2.4 0.4 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis C H R 2 1.2 0.2 3 1.8 0.4 2 1.2 0.2 3 1.8 0.4
Pin-tailed whydah Vidua macroura G T R 30 18.1 2.7 0 0.0 0.0 152 91.6 13.9 0 0.0 0.0
Purple heron Ardea purpurea C T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Rattling cisticola Cisticola chiniana I V R 30 18.1 2.7 18 10.8 2.1 9 5.4 0.8 18 10.8 2.4
Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio I T P 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.3 1 0.6 0.1
Red-billed firefinch Lagonostica senegala G T R 7 4.2 0.6 8 4.8 0.9 11 6.6 1.0 9 5.4 1.2
Red-billed oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus I H R 4 2.4 0.4 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Red-billed spurfowl Pternistes adspersus G V R 7 4.2 0.6 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Red-billed teal Anas erythrorhyncha V V R 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Red-eyed dove Streptopelia semitroquata G T R 51 30.7 4.6 28 16.9 3.3 15 9.0 1.4 3 1.8 0.4
Red-faced mousebird Urocolius indicus F T R 8 4.8 0.7 23 13.9 2.7 13 7.8 1.2 4 2.4 0.5
Reed cormorant Microcarbo africanus C T R 21 12.7 1.9 7 4.2 0.8 9 5.4 0.8 8 4.8 1.1
Rufous-bellied heron Butorides rufiventris C T R 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.4 1 0.6 0.1 3 1.8 0.4
Schalow's turaco Tauraco schalowi F T R 8 4.8 0.7 4 2.4 0.5 16 9.6 1.5 14 8.4 1.9
Senegal coucal Centropus senegalensis I T R 9 5.4 0.8 14 8.4 1.6 21 12.7 1.9 24 14.5 3.2
Southern black tit Parus niger I H R 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Southern brown-throated weaver Ploceus xanthopterus G T R 5 3.0 0.5 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.3 0 0.0 0.0
Southern grey-headed sparrow Passer diffusus G H R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Southern masked weaver Ploceus velatus G T R 13 7.8 1.2 2 1.2 0.2 11 6.6 1.0 9 5.4 1.2
Southern red bishop Euptectus orix G V R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa strita I H P 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 4 2.4 0.5
Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides C T R 6 3.6 0.5 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.4 0.4 4 2.4 0.5
Striped kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti I H R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1
Sunbird Nectarinidae spp. N T R 3 1.8 0.3 17 10.2 2.0 11 6.6 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
Swainson's spurfowl Francolinus swainsonii G V R 16 9.6 1.4 3 1.8 0.4 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.3
Swamp boubou Laniarius bicolor I T R 23 13.9 2.1 17 10.2 2.0 20 12.0 1.8 24 14.5 3.2
Tawny eagle Aquila rapax C T R 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Tawny-flanked prinia Prinia subflava I V R 19 11.4 1.7 14 8.4 1.6 36 21.7 3.3 27 16.3 3.6
Tchagra Tchagra spp. I T R 2 1.2 0.2 3 1.8 0.4 7 4.2 0.6 8 4.8 1.1
Terrestrial brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris F T R 8 4.8 0.7 15 9.0 1.8 35 21.1 3.2 12 7.2 1.6
Thick-billed weaver Amblyospiza albifrons G T R 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia I T P 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.4 0.5
Trumpeter hornbill Bycanistes bucinator F H R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Village indigobird Vidua chalybeata G T R 3 1.8 0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Wattled lapwing Vanellus senegallus I V R 15 9.0 1.3 5 3.0 0.6 6 3.6 0.6 6 3.6 0.8
Wattled starling Creatophora cinerea F T R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.4 0.5
Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida C V R 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
White-backed duck Thalassornis leuconotus V V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 6 3.6 0.6 3 1.8 0.4
White-bellied sunbird Nectarinia talatala F T R 3 1.8 0.3 10 6.0 1.2 28 16.9 2.6 16 9.6 2.1
White-browed coucal Centropus superciliosus I T R 3 1.8 0.3 3 1.8 0.4 13 7.8 1.2 8 4.8 1.1
White-browed robin-chat Cercotrichas leucophrys I T R 26 15.7 2.3 16 9.6 1.9 31 18.7 2.8 23 13.9 3.1
White-browed scrub-robin Erythropygia leuconotus I T R 12 7.2 1.1 5 3.0 0.6 10 6.0 0.9 8 4.8 1.1
White-crested helmet-shrike Prionops plumatus I T R 9 5.4 0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
White-crowned lapwing Vanellus albiceps I V R 6 3.6 0.5 5 3.0 0.6 6 3.6 0.6 2 1.2 0.3
White-faced duck Dendrocygna viduata V V R 8 4.8 0.7 3 1.8 0.4 3 1.8 0.3 25 15.1 3.3
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus I T P 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 5 3.0 0.5 4 2.4 0.5
Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola I V R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Woodland kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis I H R 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.1
Yellow white-eye Zosterops senegalensis F T R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Yellow-bellied greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris F T R 15 9.0 1.3 2 1.2 0.2 7 4.2 0.6 18 10.8 2.4
Yellow-billed hornbill Tockus leucomelas F H R 1 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Yellow-billed kite Milvus parasitus C T A 2 1.2 0.2 2 1.2 0.2 3 1.8 0.3 2 1.2 0.3
Yellow-breasted apalis Apalis flavida I T R 13 7.8 1.2 1 0.6 0.1 8 4.8 0.7 25 15.1 3.3
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysocomus F H R 0 0.0 0.0 6 3.6 0.7 6 3.6 0.6 3 1.8 0.4
Zitting cisticola Cisticola juncidis I V R 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 0.2 8 4.8 1.1
Total          1,116 672.3 100 857 516.3 100 1,097 660.8 100 749 451.2 100