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Latest news item:Weaver Wednesday 3 [260] - Range changes [23]: Fan-tailed Widowbird2017-06-07 (784)
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Range change summary | ||||
More | 4 lists | 30 lists | ||
increases | n | % | n | % |
Decrease | 109 | 25 | 34 | 13 |
Tiny change | 117 | 27 | 73 | 29 |
Increase | 213 | 48 | 144 | 58 |
Total | 439 | 100 | 251 | 100 |
The points below match the points on the map above.
Areas with very large increases include:
1. Gauteng, western Mpumalanga and eastern Free State - there has been a range expansion into these areas since SABAP1, probably due to higher rainfall.
Areas with very large decreases include:
2. Northern parts of the Eastern Cape, although the reporting rate here is low.
Areas with small changes include:
3. KwaZulu-Natal - this is the core of its range in South Africa, and its population appears to be fairly stable here.
Range changes elsewhere
Mozambique: increasing on Inhaca Island (de Boer 1999a).
All news items relating to this species
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Weaver Wednesday 3 [260] - Range changes [23]: Fan-tailed Widowbird (2017-06-07)
Weaver Wednesday [157] - Discovery [40]: Fan-tailed Widowbird (2015-06-17)
Weaver Wednesday [85]: Fan-tailed Widowbird (2014-01-29)