Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Estrildidae > Coccopygia > Coccopygia melanotisCoccopygia melanotis (Swee Waxbill)Synonyms: Estrilda melanotis Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 3.53943 EDGE Score: 1.5128 |
Adult Weight [1] | 7 grams | Birth Weight [2] | 0.8 grams | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Granivore | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 30 % | Diet - Seeds [3] | 70 % | Forages - Mid-High [3] | 20 % | Forages - Understory [3] | 20 % | Forages - Ground [3] | 60 % | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Clutch Size [5] | 5 | Incubation [4] | 12 days |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Addo Elephant National Park |
II |
348463 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Bontebok National Park |
II |
8315 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
II |
28689 |
Free State, South Africa |
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Hlane Royal National Park |
VI |
30892 |
Swaziland |
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Itala Game Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
II |
72822 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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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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Kibale National Park |
II |
196202 |
Uganda |
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Korup National Park |
II |
322100 |
Cameroon |
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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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Lapalala Wilderness Nature Reserve |
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88958 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
IV |
42044 |
Swaziland |
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Marakele National Park |
II |
163507 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Mlawula Nature Reserve |
IV |
46444 |
Swaziland |
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Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve |
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144452 |
Malawi |
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Mountain Zebra National Park |
II |
60944 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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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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Palmiet Nature Reserve |
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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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Cape Peninsula National Park |
II |
70141 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Tsitsikamma National Park |
II |
34343 |
Southern Cape, South Africa |
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Waterberg Biosphere Reserve |
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1024427 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Weenen Nature Reserve |
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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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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 |
Akagera National Park |
Rwanda |
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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Amersfoort: Bethal: Carolina District |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Arusha National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Asmara escarpment |
Eritrea |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Banti Forest Reserve |
Zimbabwe |
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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Budongo Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A3 |
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Bugoma Central Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A3 |
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Bururi Forest Nature Reserve |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Cedarberg: Koue Bokkeveld complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Changelane river gorge |
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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Cyamudongo forest |
Rwanda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dwesa and Cwebe Nature Reserves |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dzalanyama Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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East Usambara Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Eastern False Bay mountains |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Echuya Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ghinda |
Eritrea |
A3 |
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Graskop grasslands |
South Africa |
A1 |
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Grassland Biosphere Reserve (proposed) |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Greater Ingwangwana river |
South Africa |
A1 |
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Haroni: Rusitu junction and Botanical Reserves |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Imatong mountains |
Sudan |
A1, A3 |
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Impendle Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1 |
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Itala Game Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Itombwe Mountains |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Karkloof Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kasyoha: Kitomi Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A3 |
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Katberg: Readsdale forest complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kibale National Park |
Uganda |
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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Kouga: Baviaanskloof complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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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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Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Luando Strict Nature Reserve |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Mac-Mac escarpment and forests |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mafinga Mountains |
Zambia |
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Mahamba Mountain |
Swaziland |
A1, A3 |
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Maiombe |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Maitland: Gamtoos coast |
South Africa |
A1, A4i |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
Swaziland |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mareb escarpment |
Eritrea |
A3 |
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Misuku Hills Forest Reserves |
Malawi |
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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Mombolo (Missão da Namba) |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Elgon National Park |
Uganda |
A2, A3 |
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Mount Kilimanjaro |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Moco |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Moroto Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Namuli |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Rungwe |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Namizimu Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Natal Drakensberg Park |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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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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Njombe forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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North Pare Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Nyanga mountains |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Nyungwe National Park |
Rwanda |
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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Rubeho Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ruvubu National Park |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Semenawi Bahri |
Eritrea |
A1, A3 |
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Semliki National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Soche Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Songimvelo Game Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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South Pare Mountains |
Tanzania |
A2, A3 |
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South Viphya Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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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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Thyolo Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tsitsikamma National Park |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tundavala |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ufipa plateau |
Tanzania |
A2, A3 |
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Ukaguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uluguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Umalila 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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Uvidunda Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uzumara Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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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 |
Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
No |
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![](/img/rangekey.png) 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 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Hamish 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 ♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 5Jetz 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 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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