THE CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF ANGOLA

This is the first birders’ checklist of all the birds of Angola. It was produced in order to draw together the latest English and Portuguese names for all Angolan bird species, with the aim being to assist bird scholars and enthusiasts to make sense of the rich bird diversity of the country. This checklist also draws together the available literature on Angolan birds – by cross-referencing the two main books on Angolan birds, Dean’s (2000) The Birds of Angola and Sinclair & Ryan’s (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara – at a time when evolutionary revisions, based on genetic analyses, are resulting in rapid changes in bird names and taxonomic treatment.