Notes on Angolan birds: new country records, range extensions and taxonomic questions

Abstract

Details of 12 species and 16 species from species splits that are new to the list of birds for Angola are presented. Range extensions and new distribution records for a further 50 species, including 16 species previously considered to have very restricted ranges, are listed and discussed. Mis-identified species, or species for which Angolan records are doubtful, are listed together with reasons why each of the species is unlikely to occur in the country. Several taxonomic issues around some of the Angolan near-endemic bird species are highlighted, together with some discussion on potential species splits.

Ostrich 2007, 78(1): 55–63