Samole (wet season)
Basic information
Sample name: Samole (wet season)

Sample aka: Mole National Park

Reference: P. W. Greig-Smith and N. C. Davidson. 1977. Weights of West African savanna birds. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 97(3):96-99 [ER 3283]
Geography
Country: Ghana

Coordinate: 9° 15' N, 2° 51' W
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "in the vinicity of Samole" within Mole National Park

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "in a variety of habitats"

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 1040 captures or sightings

Years: 1974, 1975

Seasons: wet or monsoon

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "mist-netted... 8 July - 27 Aug 1974, 7 July - 2 Sep 1975, and 2 Nov - 2 Dec 1975" with an unstated number of nets
July to September is the wet season and November to December is the early dry season

Metadata
Sample no: 3638

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2020-05-29 12:26:16

Modified: 2020-05-29 05:13:56

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
105 species
18 singletons
total count 1040
geometric series index: 161.4
Fisher's α: 29.149
geometric series k: 0.9541
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.962
Shannon's H: 3.898
Good's u: 0.9827
Register
Butorides striatus 1
Porphyrio alleni 1154.0 g
Streptopelia senegalensis 18.2 g
Turtur afer 865.6 g
Turtur abyssinicus 1062.7 g
Treron australis 1229.0 g
Treron waalia 1254.0 g
Clamator levaillanti 1122.0 g
Chrysococcyx klaas 226.2 g
Chrysococcyx caprius 229.3 g
Glaucidium perlatum 169.0 g
Caprimulgus climacurus 445.8 g
Megaceryle maxima 1
"Ceryle maxima"
Alcedo quadribrachys 734.9 g
Alcedo cristata 415.7 g
Ispidina picta 33
"Ceyx picta"
Halcyon senegalensis 2
Halcyon malimbica 11
Halcyon chelicuti 2
Merops pusillus 215.1 g
Merops bulocki 52
Merops hirundineus 1121.7 g
Phoeniculus purpureus 786.6 g
Rhinopomastus aterrimus 1
"Phoeniculus aterrimus"
Lybius dubius 1691.0 g
Pogoniulus chrysoconus 210.8 g
Indicator indicator 350.4 g
Indicator minor 228.2 g
Campethera punctuligera 271.8 g
Mesopicos goertae 5
Psalidoprocne obscura 19.4 g
Prionops plumatus 18
"Prionops plumata"
Nilaus afer 3
Dryoscopus gambensis 5
Tchagra minuta 2
Tchagra senegala 1
Laniarius barbarus 11
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus 6
"Malaconotus sulfureopectus"
Corvinella corvina 1
Dicrurus ludwigii 3
Dicrurus adsimilis 1
Campephaga phoenicea 627.1 g
Pycnonotus barbatus 445.1 g
Chlorocichla flavicollis 27.1 g
Cercomela familiaris 24.1 g
Cossypha albicapilla 9
Cossypha niveicapilla 1436.7 g
Turdus pelios 1165.4 g
Turdoides plebejus 462.5 g
Turdoides reinwardtii 4
"Turdoides reinwardii"
Melocichla mentalis 9
"Sphenoaeacus mentalis"
Cisticola erythrops 915.7 g
Cisticola lateralis 518.9 g
Cisticola galactotes 62.2 g
Cisticola ruficeps 19.7 g
Cisticola sp. 4
rufa or brachyptera
Prinia erythroptera 311.5 g
Prinia subflava 59.0 g
Hypergerus atriceps 729.8 g
Camaroptera brachyura 181.6 g
Eremomela pusilla 266.2 g
Sylvietta brachyura 68.1 g
Muscicapa aquatica 211.5 g
Myioparus plumbeus 412.8 g
Melaenornis edolioides 930.7 g
Bradornis pallidus 623.6 g
Hyliota flavigaster 212.5 g
Batis senegalensis 1510.0 g
Platysteira cyanea 1314.6 g
Elminia longicauda 6
"Trochocerus longicauda"
Terpsiphone viridis 1013.8 g
Melaniparus leucomelas 10
"Parus leucomelas"
Cyanomitra verticalis 1
"Nectarinia verticalis"
Chalcomitra senegalensis 26
"Nectarinia senegalensis"
Cinnyris cupreus 10
"Nectarinia cuprea"
Cinnyris pulchellus 19
"Nectarinia pulchella"
Zosterops senegalensis 210.9 g
Emberiza cabanisi 324.9 g
Emberiza affinis 4
"Emberiza forbesi"
Serinus mozambicus 813.6 g
Ploceus luteolus 715.1 g
Ploceus heuglini 222.8 g
Ploceus cucullatus 53.3 g
Ploceus nigricollis 1827.1 g
Malimbus ruficeps 1
Quelea erythrops 1021.1 g
Euplectes afer 132
"Euplectes afra"
Euplectes hordeaceus 2
"Euplectes hordeacea"
Euplectes macrourus 825.1 g
Euplectes orix 5025.5 g
Plocepasser superciliosus 337.1 g
Passer griseus 11.9 g
Vidua macroura 716.0 g
Vidua chalybeata 512.5 g
Nesocharis capistrata 211.6 g
Pytilia hypogrammica 114.8 g
Pytilia phoenicoptera 314.5 g
Estrilda melpoda 437.6 g
Estrilda caerulescens 109.4 g
Uraeginthus bengalus 28
"Estrilda bengala"
Lagonosticta larvata 7
"Estrilda larvata"
Lagonosticta rufopicta 119.3 g
Lagonosticta senegala 92.2 g
Lagonosticta rara 510.4 g
Lonchura cucullata 4