Birds of the Man and Biosphere Reserve of Luki, Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo

By

Liyandja, Tobit L. D.
Andersen, Michael J.
Oliveros, Carl H.
Kalemba, Lem’s N.
Bakambana, Trésor L.
Marks, Ben D
Kahindo, Charles
Malekani, Jean M

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-9-30

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1755--15

Subjects

Africa , avifauna , species inventory

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1755

 

Abstract

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most diverse assemblage of birds in Africa. However, ornithological surveys in its network of reserves are rare. In this paper we pre-sent the first detailed list of birds from the Man and Biosphere Reserve of Luki in the country’s southwestern tip based on collected specimens, photographs, audio recordings, and direct observations from two surveys conducted in 2012–2013. We document a total of 136 species, including the threatened Psittacus erithacus. Range extensions of four species and breeding records for 19 species are also reported. Further surveys in the reserve, which covers the largest remaining forest patch along the Lower Congo River, are highly recommended.