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Lengwe
National Park, Chikwawa
District:
Lengwe
National Park is 350 sq miles (900 sq km) in extent, south of Majete
and 50 miles (80km) from Blantyre. The vegetation is thicket, with
some deciduous woodland and more dense tree growth along the stream
courses. The eastern area is quite flat, allowing for a good and
well marked network of driveable tracks. To the west the level
rises and low hills, outcrops of sandstone, break the skyline.
Lengwe is quite arid outside the rainy season and many of the water
courses become dry sandy channels. This aids game viewing because
it forces the animals to use the few pools that are permanent supplies
of water. There are hides and man-made pools in the eastern area
of the park just a short distance from the main gate. The advantages
of the hides is that one may see a mix of wildlife together at
the water-hole. Though there are predators in the park in the form
of leopards and hyena, it is antelope which will be more often
seen. These include what is rare for Malawi, the very beautiful
nyala. Nowhere else in southern Africa is it seen so far north.
Magnificent kudu also roam the park as do common duiker, the small
Livingstone’s suni, bushbuck and impala. Baboon, monkey, warthog,
bushpig and buffalo are also seen in the park. The birdlife of
Lengwe is attractive with about 300 or so species recorded. Lengwe’s
special birds are found in the dense, low-lying thickets and include
Crested Guineafowl, Tambourine Dove, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo,
Boehm’s Bee-eater, Green-backed [Little Spotted] Wodpecker, Square-tailed
Drongo, Cabanis’ and Grey-olive Greenbuls, Eastern [Yellow-spotted]
Nicator, Rudd’s Apalis, Livingstone’s Flycatcher, Black-and-white
Flycatcher, Woodward’s Batis and Grey Sunbird.
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Lengwe
National Park Gallery Photo Index
- Great Egret, Ardea alba melanorhynchos
- Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta umbretta
- Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus
- Spur-winged
Goose, Plectropterus gambensis
- Knob-billed Duck, Sarkidiornis
melanotos
- Shikra,
Accipiter badius polyzonoides
- Brown
Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinereus
- Bateleur,
Terathopius ecaudatus
- Helmeted Guineafowl, Numida meleagris mitrata
- Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
- Red-eyed Dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
- Emerald-Spotted Dove, Turtur chalcospilos
- Klaas’s Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas
- Malachite
Kingfisher, Alcedo cristata cristata
- Striped
Kingfisher, Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti
- Grey-headed
Kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala pallidiventris
- Böhm's
Bee-Eater, Merops boehmi
- Little
Bee-Eater, Merops pusillus meridionalis
- Green
Wood-Hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi
- Scimitar-billed Woodhoopoe, Rhinopomastus cyanomelas shalowi
- Southern
Ground-Hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri
- Crowned Hornbill, Tockus alboterminatus
- Black-collared Barbet, Lybius torquatus vivacens
- Cardinal Woodpecker, Dendropicos fucescens hartlaubi
- Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus yakutensis
- Collared Palm-Thrush,
Cichladusa arquata
- Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa
striata striata
- Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Myioparus
plumbeus catoleucum
- Livingstone’s Flycatcher, Erythrocercus livingstonei francisi
- African Golden Oriole, Oriolus auratus notatus
- African Black-headed Oriole, Oriolus larvatus additus
- Red-backed Shrike, Lanius collurio
- White HelmetShrike, Prionops plumatus poliocephalus
- Red-billed HelmetShrike, Prionops retzii tricolor
- Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps rubriceps
- Yellow-rumped
Widow, Euplectes capensis crassirostris
- Spotted-backed
Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus nigriceps
- Lesser Masked Weaver, Ploceus intermedius cabanisii
- Spectacled Weaver, Ploceus ocularis suahelicus
- Cut-Throat
Finch, Amadina fasciata meridionalis
- Red-billed
FireFinch, Lagonosticta senegala rendalli
- Village
Indigobird, Vidua chalybeata amauropteryx
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