Malimbus 39: 1-15 (2017)
Notes on the distribution of the avifauna of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, including one new country record
by Jacob C. COOPER1,2, Oscar JOHNSON3, Tristan J. DAVIS4, Ryan S. TERRILL3, Jared D. WOLFE1,5, Kristin E. BRZESKI1, Amancio M. ETINGÜE6 & Luke L. POWELL1,7
1Biodiversity Initiative, 133 Washington St., Belmont, MA 02478, U.S.A.
2The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, Lawrence KS, U.S.A.
The University of Chicago & The Field Museum, Chicago IL, U.S.A.
jccooper@uchicago.edu>
3Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science,
119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A.
4210 N. Leoma Court, Chandler, AZ 85225, U.S.A.
5United States Forest Service & Humboldt State University, Arcata CA, U.S.A.
6Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, Malabo, Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea.
7Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre, Washington DC, U.S.A. &
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K.
Received 1 November 2016; revised 10 February 2017
Summary
In early 2016, we conducted bird surveys on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. We found numerous taxa at different elevations and abundance from those previously reported. We recorded five species new for Bioko (African Jacana Actophilornis africanus, Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus, Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica and Preuss’s Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi) and one species new for Equatorial Guinea (Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus).
Resumen
A principios de 2016 realizamos muestreos de aves en la isla de Bioko, Guinea Ecuatorial. Encontramos numerosos taxa en diferentes elevaciones y abundancia de las previamente reportadas. Además, registramos cinco especies nuevas para Bioko (Jacana Africana Actophilornis africanus, Milano Murcielaguero Macheiramphus alcinus, Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental Circus aeruginosus, Golondrina Etiópica Hirundo aethiopica, y Golondrina de Preuss Petrochelidon preussi) y una especie nueva para Guinea Ecuatorial (Carricero Tordal Acrocephalus arundinaceus).