. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Southern Africa. CofJLC plantalh')!^ ni the M!-.!ik!t Hilh, Maiazu!. There is lunL' ver\' little forest reiiiaiiiiiig in this area. C. Harcourt Mulanje) while others, particularly those on the Shire Highlands, suffer from illegal felling (Dowsett-Lemaire, 1989a). Biodiversity Malawi has an impressive range of species, particularly in birds (with 630 species) and fish. No bird species is endemic to Malawi, but there are several of limited distribution, shared only with neigh- bouring Zambia, Tanzania or Mozambique. Important bird species on
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Southern Africa. CofJLC plantalh')!^ ni the M!-.!ik!t Hilh, Maiazu!. There is lunL' ver\' little forest reiiiaiiiiiig in this area. C. Harcourt Mulanje) while others, particularly those on the Shire Highlands, suffer from illegal felling (Dowsett-Lemaire, 1989a). Biodiversity Malawi has an impressive range of species, particularly in birds (with 630 species) and fish. No bird species is endemic to Malawi, but there are several of limited distribution, shared only with neigh- bouring Zambia, Tanzania or Mozambique. Important bird species on Mt Mulanje include the endangered Thyolo alethe Aletlie choloensis, the rare spotted ground-thrush Turdiis fiseheri and the white-winged apalis Apalis chariessa. Four species and four sub- species of reptile are endemic to Mt Mulanje (Stuart et al., 1990). This mountin also harbours the largest number of forest butterfly species in Malawi (118), of which three, Balwchila leocidi, Charaxes margaretae and Cynioihoe inetanjae are entirely endemic and may be threatened by forest destruction. There are about 30 plants endemic to this mountain but only a few are forest species. Its fern flora is the richest in Malawi, with at least 100 species having been recorded. Mt Thyolo in southern Malawi is another important site for bio- logical diversity. Its mid-altitude evergreen forests harbour species such as Delegorgue's pigeon Columba delegorgiiei and the green- headed oriole Oriolus ehloroeephalus (Collar and Stuart, 1988). Lake Malawi probably contains the largest number of fish species of any lake in the world, over 500 species from ten fami- lies. Endemism is high - thought to be over 90 per cent - and adap- tive radiation and speciation within the lake is remarkable. Panicularly noteworthy are the Cichlids, of which all but five of more than 400 species are endemic to Lake Malawi. There are 187 mammal species recorded from the country but most of the larger species, outside protect
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