Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Campephagidae > Coracina > Coracina caesiaCoracina caesia (Grey Cuckooshrike)Synonyms: Ceblepyris caesius (homotypic); Ceblepyris caesius caesius The grey cuckooshrike (Coracina caesia) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 7.89711 EDGE Score: 2.18573 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 47 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 100 % | | Forages - Canopy [2] | 50 % | | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 50 % | | | Clutch Size [3] | 1 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests |
Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cameroonian Highlands forests |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Ethiopian montane forests |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Ethiopian montane moorlands |
Ethiopia |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Knysna-Amatole montane forests |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Montane fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Addo Elephant National Park |
II |
348463 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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East Usambara Biosphere Reserve |
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222395 |
Tanzania |
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
II |
28689 |
Free State, South Africa |
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Gombe National Park |
II |
8799 |
Tanzania |
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Hlane Royal National Park |
VI |
30892 |
Swaziland |
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Hwange National Park |
II |
3651385 |
Zimbabwe |
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Kahuzi-Biéga National Park |
II |
1647768 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Kakamega Forest Reseve Forest Reserve |
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44820 |
Kenya |
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Katavi National Park |
II |
1054210 |
Tanzania |
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Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
554 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Kitumbeine Local Authority Forest Reserve |
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Tanzania |
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Krantzkloof Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
1452 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Kruger National Park |
II |
4718115 |
Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve |
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Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
II |
46472 |
Kenya |
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Mahale Mountains National Park |
II |
398414 |
Tanzania |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
IV |
42044 |
Swaziland |
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Mariannwood Nature Reserve |
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South Africa |
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Mlawula Nature Reserve |
IV |
46444 |
Swaziland |
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Nairobi National Park |
II |
16444 |
Kenya |
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New Germany Nature Reserve |
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272 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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North Park Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
104 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve |
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25 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Roosfontein Nature Reserve |
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519 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve |
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5696026 |
Tanzania |
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Shongweni Resources Reserve |
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42008 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Silverglen Nature Reserve |
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566 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Takamanda Forest Reserve National Park |
II |
167041 |
Cameroon |
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Tsitsikamma National Park |
II |
34343 |
Southern Cape, South Africa |
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Uluguru Forest Reserves |
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Tanzania |
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Wilderness National Park |
II |
5929 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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| Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Aberdare Mountains |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Alexandria coastal belt |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Amatole forest complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bakossi mountains |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bali-Ngemba Forest Reserve |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Blue Swallow Natural Heritage Site |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Blyde river canyon |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Bururi Forest Nature Reserve |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bvumba Highlands |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Changelane river gorge |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Cherangani Hills |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Chimanimani Mountains |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Chimanimani Mountains |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Chirinda Forest |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dhlinza Forest Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dwesa and Cwebe Nature Reserves |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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East Usambara Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Echuya Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Entumeni Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Forests west of Lake Edward |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Gorongosa Mountain and National Park |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Grassland Biosphere Reserve (proposed) |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Haroni: Rusitu junction and Botanical Reserves |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Hlane and Mlawula Game Reserves |
Swaziland |
A2, A3 |
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Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Imatong mountains |
Sudan |
A1, A3 |
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Itombwe Mountains |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kakamega forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Karkloof Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Katberg: Readsdale forest complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kibira National Park |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kidepo |
Sudan |
A3 |
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Kidepo Valley National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kikuyu Escarpment forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kosi Bay system |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kouga: Baviaanskloof complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kruger National Park and adjacent areas |
South Africa |
A1, A3, A4i |
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KwaZulu-Natal mistbelt forests |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake St Lucia and Mkuze swamps |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Livingstone Mountains forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mac-Mac escarpment and forests |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mahali Mountain National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Malawi Hills Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A3 |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
Swaziland |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Masai Mara |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Mau forest complex |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Mbi Crater Faunal Reserve: Mbingo forest |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mkambati Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Mkuzi Game Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Mont Manengouba |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mont Nlonako |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Chiperone |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Elgon |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Elgon National Park |
Uganda |
A2, A3 |
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Mount Kabobo |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kenya |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kilimanjaro |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kupe |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Mbam |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Oku |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve |
Cameroon |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nairobi National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4ii |
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Natal Drakensberg Park |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Ndumo Game Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Ngoye Forest Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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North Nandi forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyungwe National Park |
Rwanda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Obudu Plateau |
Nigeria |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Outeniqua mountains |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Songimvelo Game Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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South Nandi forest |
Kenya |
A1, A3 |
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South Nguruman |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Southern Langeberg mountains |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Soutpansberg |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Taita Hills Forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Thyolo Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tsitsikamma National Park |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uluguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Umlalazi Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A3 |
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Umtamvuna Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Virunga National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Volcans National Park |
Rwanda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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West Usambara Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Wilderness: Sedgefield lakes complex |
South Africa |
A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Wolkberg forest belt |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Cape Floristic Region |
South Africa |
No |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Guinean Forests of West Africa |
Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Togo |
No |
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Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 4"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529572
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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