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  1. Current conservation status of the Blue Swallow <em>Hirundo atrocaerulea</em> Sundevall 1850 in Africa

    Current conservation status of the Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall 1850 in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Steven W Evans --- SARCHI Chair on Biodiversity Value and Change, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, South Africa Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Lizanne Roxburgh --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ellizabeth M Baker --- Tanzanian Bird Atlas Project, United Republic of Tanzania Robert B Kizungu --- Organisation of Biodiversity Information and Conservation in Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Ian T Little --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Fadzai Matsvimbo --- BirdLife Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Ronald K Mulwa --- National Museums of Kenya and Nature Kenya, Kenya Daniel Mwizabi --- Zambian Wildlife Authority, Zambia Dianah Nalwanga --- Nature Uganda, Uganda Kariuki Ndang'ang'a --- BirdLife International, Africa Partnership Secretariat, Kenya Leigh Combrink --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
    The global Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea was classified as Vulnerable in 2010 on account of its small and rapidly declining population estimated at less than 1 500 pairs. We undertook this study to gain a better understanding of the current...
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  2. Nesting habitat of the Brown-throated Martin <em>Riparia paludicola mauritanica</em> in Morocco

    Nesting habitat of the Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica in Morocco

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mohammed Hilmi --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco Abdallah Mahamoud --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco Omar Taouali --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco Nadia Mhammdi --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco Pedro Fernandes --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco Mohammed Aziz El Agbani --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco Abdeljebbar Qninba --- Institut Scientifique, Mohammed V University, Morocco
    The Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola (subspecies mauritanica) of family Hirundinidae is endemic to Morocco and known for its ability to dig tunnels in earthen banks in which it nests. The nature of the sediment and the morphological features of the...
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