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Latest news item:Weaver Wednesday 3 [250] - Range changes [13]: Southern Brown-throated Weaver2017-03-29 (774)
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Range change summary | ||||
More | 4 lists | 30 lists | ||
decreases | n | % | n | % |
Decrease | 20 | 50 | 15 | 45 |
Tiny change | 5 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
Increase | 15 | 38 | 14 | 42 |
Total | 40 | 100 | 33 | 100 |
The points below match the points on the map above.
Areas with very large increases include:
1. SE Mpumalanga, especially around Komatipoort - this species was not recorded in Mpumalanga prior to 2002.
Areas with very large decreases:
2. Northern coastal Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal.
3. Coastal KwaZulu-Natal has many grids with decreases although a few have large increases.
4. Southernmost limit - the furthest south record for this species is from Illovo, south of Durban (Oatley 1973a), but has rarely been recorded south of Durban since.
Range changes elsewhere
Zimbabwe: range extension to Mashumbi Pools along Zambesi River (Masterson 1987a).
All news items relating to this species
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Weaver Wednesday 3 [250] - Range changes [13]: Southern Brown-throated Weaver (2017-03-29)
Weaver Wednesday [186] - Discovery [69]: Southern Brown-throated Weaver (2016-01-06)
PAPER: New rove beetle from weaver nest (2013-12-30)
Weaver Wednesday [38]: Southern Brown-throated Weaver (2013-03-06)