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Red-crowned Malimbe Malimbus coronatus
(species text)PHOWN priorities: none yet
Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):
Vm 3663
No of records in PHOWN for this species: 1
Colony size
Colony size for this species in PHOWN (min - mean - max, sample size) and published data:| PHOWN | Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15 |
| - - (n=0) | Of 18 nests in Gabon, two built by single pair, two by two males and one female, three by one male with two females, four by two males and two females, six by three males and two females, and one by two males and three females |
Nest site
Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:| tree - 1 |
Breeding seasonality
PHOWN Records per month for this species
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15 | mainly Nov-Feb (also Mar-Apr) in Gabon, Dec and Mar in PRCongo, and Jan-Mar and Sept in DRCongo |
Figure above right: breeding seasonality shown as records per month (if available), where months are numbered from January where January=1 etc.
The records are grouped into 6 regions: Safr=southern Africa, Cafr=central Africa, Wafr=western Africa, Eafr=eastern Africa, Asia=southern Asia, IO=Indian Ocean islands
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Breeding distribution
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Published breeding information
Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15.| bond Monogamous season mainly Nov-Feb (also Mar-Apr) in Gabon, Dec and Mar in PRCongo, and Jan-Mar and Sept in DRCongo nsite suspended 7-25 m (usually 8-9 m) above ground from dangling thorny vines, usually over open space or clearing nbuild Group of 3-6 individuals may participate in nest-building, then single pair left to breed colsize Of 18 nests in Gabon, two built by single pair, two by two males and one female, three by one male with two females, four by two males and two females, six by three males and two females, and one by two males and three females clutch apparently 2 eggs eggcolour eggs undescribed eggsize no information incub incubation by both sexes, nest seldom unattended, no information on duration of incubation period chicks both sexes brood and feed chicks, no information on duration of nestling period |
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Vm 3663 |
List of all PHOWN records for this species
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3663, 2012-10-1,0,Gabon, Belinga Road, north-east Gabon, Mills M, Julian Francis, tree
All PHOWN news items relating to this species
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Weaver Wednesday [221] - Discovery [104]: Red-crowned Malimbe (2016-09-07)
Weaver Wednesday [52]: Red-crowned Malimbe (2013-06-12)
First PHOWN record for Red-crowned Malimbe (2012-11-03)