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229. African Finfoot
(African finfoot ) (Podica senegalensis )
Uncommon breeding resident in the middleveld and lowveld.
Eswatini Red Data Status: Vulnerable
Southern African Red Data Status: Vulnerable
International Red Data Status: Not listed
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
Malolotja Information:
Uncommon resident of the larger rivers. Breeding recorded from the middle Malolotja Valley.
Forested gorges
Malolotja information from the Bird Checklist for Malolotja (printed in the late 1980's, sponsored by the Natural History Society of Eswatini), supplemented with information from Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, 1985.
Checklist, comments and distribution information from the Eswatini Bird Atlas by Vincent Parker, digital data provided by the Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town (http://www.aviandemographyunit.org). SiSwati names from SNTC and Big Game Parks.
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