Vol. 78 No. 2 (2007) | Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology

Editorial

Adrian Craig

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Overview of the eleven Pan-African Ornithological Congresses

Michel Louette, Emil K Urban

xiii-xxiv

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The third international workshop on Greater Flamingos in the Mediterranean region and north-west Africa: summary of main outputs

Alan Johnson, Arnaud Béchet

xxv-xxvi

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Plenary Paper

Objectifs et priorités pour la conservation des oiseaux et de la biodiversité d'Afrique

Thomas Brooks, Luciano Andriamaro, Roy Gereau, Frank Hawkins, Kim Howell, David Knox, Penny Langhammer, John F Lamoreux, Porter P Lowry II, Quentin Luke, Paul Matiku, Meghan W McKnight, Charles Msuya, Robinson Mugo, Harison Rabarison, Zo Lalaina Rakotobe, Harison Randrianasolo

115-126

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Plenary Abstracts

Peter Jones

127-128

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The role of community participation in the control of bird hazards at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda

Gloria Kirabo Bitebekezi

131-133

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Birds and People Abstracts

Abdelmajid El Hamrouni

135-136

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The contribution of the Important Bird Areas programme to the conservation of birds in Africa

Julius A Arinaitwe, Paulinus C Ngeh, Hazell S Thompson

139-143

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Plan d'action pour la conservation des espèces d'oiseaux inscrites en Annexe II du protocole ASP et diversité biologique

UNEP/MAP/Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas

145-148

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Movements of waterbirds within Africa and their conservation implications

Tim Dodman, Cheikh Diagana

149-154

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Un programme de conservation pour l'ibis chauve (Geronticus eremita) au Maroc

Mohammed El Bekkay, Widade Oubrou, Mohammed Ribi, Ken Smith, Christopher Bowden

155-157

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Community-based conservation of critical sites: Uganda's experience

Pauline Nantongo, Achilles Byaruhanga, Ambrose Mugisha

159-162

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Conservation Abstracts

George Amutete

163-171

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The status of cranes in Africa in 2005

Richard D Beilfuss, Tim Dodman, Emil K Urban

175-184

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Distribution, structure and simulation modelling of the Wattled Crane population in the Marromeu Complex of the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique

Carlos M Bento, Richard D Beilfuss, Phillip AR Hockey

185-193

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The impact of capture, domestication and trade on Black Crowned Cranes in the Inner Niger Delta, Mali

Bakary Kone, Bouba Fofana, Richard Beilfuss, Tim Dodman

195-203

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Conservation priorities for the Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) in South Africa — the effects of habitat changes on distribution and numbers

Kevin McCann, Leon-Jacques Theron, Kerryn Morrison

205-211

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Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus) research and monitoring in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Sekgowa Motsumi, Kabelo J Senyatso, Pete Hancock

213-219

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Cranes Abstracts

Mark D Anderson

221-222

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Abundance, movements and habitat use by African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) in Budongo and Mabira forest reserves, Uganda

John B Amuno, Renato Massa, Christine Dranzoa

225-231

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Factors affecting forest bird diversity and recent avifaunal changes in the degrading Kagoro-Nindam forest reserves, Kaduna, Nigeria

Jacinta Ileigo Abalaka, Shiiwua Manu

233-238

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Nesting success and survival rates of suburban Olive Thrushes (Turdus olivaceus olivaceus)

Bo T Bonnevie

239-245

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Changes in densities of Sahelian bird species in response to recent habitat degradation

Will RL Cresswell, Jared M Wilson, Juliet Vickery, Peter Jones, Sue Holt

247-253

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L'échenilleur de La Réunion, Coracina newtoni, espèce endémique en danger

Thomas Ghestemme, Marc Salamolard

255-258

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A GIS-based model of Serengeti grassland bird species

Thomas K Gottschalk, Klemens Ekschmitt, Franz Bairlein

259-263

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Impact of Eucalyptus plantations on the avian breeding community in the East Usambaras, Tanzania

Jasson RM John, Jonathan DL Kabigumila

265-269

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The effect of grassland shifts on the avifauna of a South African savanna

Krissie Krook, William J Bond, Phillip AR Hockey

271-279

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Addressing sampling bias in counting forest birds: a West African case study

Shiiwua Manu, Will RL Cresswell

281-286

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Moult of Guinea savanna passerines in West Africa

Ross M McGregor, Ulf Ottosson, Will RL Cresswell

287-290

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Dynamique de la population de la cigogne blanche (Ciconia ciconia) en Algérie depuis 1995

Nadia Moali-Grine

291-293

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Feeding behaviour of birds foraging on predictable resources in habitats of different quality

Mary Ngozi Molokwu, Ola Olsson, Ulf Ottosson

295-298

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Effect of logging on the Abbott's Starling (Pholia femoralis) population in Kikuyu escarpment forest, Kenya

Nickson Erick Otieno, Muchai Muchane, Sylvester Karimi

299-304

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Ecomorphology and foraging height in the Malagasy endemic Velvet Asity (Philepitta castanea)

Hajanirina Rakotomanana

305-307

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Determinants of distribution, abundance and reproductive success of the Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) in southern Tunisian oases

Slaheddine Selmi

309-313

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Bird Biology Abstracts

Pamela Beresford

315-324

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Timing of pre-nuptial migration and leap-frog patterns in Yellow Wagtails (Motacilla flava)

Christopher P Bell

327-331

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La migration du faucon concolore (Falco concolor) et du faucon d'Eléonore (Falco eleonorae) en Tunisie

Hannibal Hamrouni

333-335

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Wind-governed flight altitudes of nocturnal spring migrants over the Sahara

Felix Liechti, Heiko Schmaljohann

337-341

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Migration et hivernage de quelques passereaux au Maroc: Mise au point à partir des données de baguage-reprise

Hamid Rguibi Idrissi, Mohamed Dakki, Franz Bairlein

343-347

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Agonistic behaviour of Palaearctic passerine migrants at a stopover site suggests interference competition

Volker Salewski, Bettina Almasi, Agneta Heuman, Marco Thoma, Adrian Schlageter

349-355

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Daytime passerine migrants over the Sahara — are these diurnal migrants or prolonged flights of nocturnal migrants?

Heiko Schmaljohann, Felix Liechti, Bruno Bruderer

357-362

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Identification of potentially competing Afrotropical and Palaearctic bird species in the Sahel

Jared M Wilson, Will RL Cresswell

363-368

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Migration Abstracts

Mohammed Garba Boyi

369-373

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Le régime alimentaire de trois espèces de rapaces nocturnes en Tunisie: la chouette chevêche, la chouette effraie et le hibou grand-duc

Hajer Ben Alaya, Saïd Nouira

377-379

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Black Eagles and hyraxes — the two flagship species in the conservation of wildlife in the Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe

Ngoni Chiweshe

381-386

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The variable morphology of the African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)

Michel Louette

387-393

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Distribution et reproduction de l'elanion blanc (Elanus caeruleus) en Tunisie

Ridha Ouni

395-399

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Contribution au suivi de la population nicheuse du faucon crecerellette (Falco naumanni) à l'Aqueduc de Zaghouan (Tunisie)

Sami Mili, Hichem Azafzaf, Claudia Feltrup-Azafzaf

401-403

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Raptor population decline in West Africa

Jean-Marc Thiollay

405-413

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Raptors Round-Table Discussion

Mark D Anderson

415-416

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Breeding of marine birds on Farwa Island, western Libya

KS Etayeb, MFA Essghaier

419-421

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An inventory of Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata) in the western Indian Ocean with special reference to threats and trends

Chris J Feare, Sébastien Jaquemet, Matthieu Le Corre

423-434

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Preliminary results on trace element levels in three species of seabirds from the western Indian Ocean

Jessica Kojadinovic, Matthieu Le Corre, Richard P Cosson, Marc Salamolard, Paco Bustamante

435-441

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Long-term studies on productivity of Roseate Terns and Lesser Noddies on Aride Island, Seychelles

Jaime A Ramos, David Monticelli

443-447

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Impacts des éclairages urbains sur les pétrels de Barau, Pterodroma baraui sur l'Ile de la Réunion et mesures pour réduire ces impacts

Marc Salamolard, Thomas Ghestemme, François-Xavier Couzi, Nelly Minatchy, Matthieu Le Corre

449-452

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Seabirds Abstracts

Rachel Bristol

453-455

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Time allocation and vigilance behaviour of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) wintering in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia

Jihen Boukhriss, Slaheddine Selmi, Saïd Nouira

459-461

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East African flyway and key site network of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) documented through satellite tracking

Brooks Childress, Baz Hughes, David Harper, Wim van den Bossche

463-468

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Nouvelles données sur la reproduction et l'hivernage des flamants roses en Mauritanie et confirmation d'échanges avec les populations méditerranéennes

Y Diawara, A Arnaud, A Araujo, A Béchet

469-474

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Estimating the size and status of waterbird populations in Africa

Tim Dodman

475-480

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Reproductive ecology of the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Sidi Achour, north-eastern Algeria

Farrah Samraoui, Rachid Menaï, Boudjéma Samraoui

481-487

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Rôle de la côte Atlantique marocaine dans l'hivernage des limicoles (Aves, Charadrii)

Abdeljebbar Qninba, Mohamed Dakki, Abdelaziz Benhoussa, Mohammed-Aziz El Agbani

489-493

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The ‘Eurasian' Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in Africa

Michael Smart, Hichem Azafzaf, Habib Dlensi

495-500

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Les oiseaux d'eau et de milieux humides de la region de Kisangani (RDC): diversite et abondance specifiques

Andemwana Bapeamoni, Draso Amundala, Babapene Bakondangama, Mizani Danadu, Ngongo Kadange, Kyamakya Kaswera, Mulotwa Mulotwa, Mbalitini Gambalemoke, Akaïbe Dudu, Agenong’a Upoki

501-504

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