A check-list of the birds of the Kalahari Gemsbok Park.

Abstract

A check-list of the birds of the Kalahari Gemsbok Park

Past and present ecological distribution of the redbilled oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) in South Africa

“…However, the converse is not necessarily true. For example, although eland, wildebeest and zebra occur in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, B. erythrorhynchus is absent (Prozesky & Haagner 1962), presumably as a consequence of the two preferred tick species in this area (Howell et al 1978).…”

“…Skead (1967) came to the conclusion that B. erythrorhynchus is probably extinct in the Cape Province, and in the absence of further evidence this must be accepted to be the case. It does not occur in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (Prozesky & Haagner 1962. ) Orange Free State and Lesotho Acceptable records are shown in Figures 1 and 4 1978).…”

A revised check-list of birds in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park

“…Several lists of the birds in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Republic of South Africa, have been published in recent years (de Villiers 1958;Prozesky and Haagner 1962;Broekhuysen, Broekhuysen, Martin, Martin, Martin and Morgan 1968;Maclean 1970). With the exception of Maclean (1970) these lists have been drawn up by the authors during short visits to the Park.…”