Fauna

Local	Domestic
	Wild	Mammals (Mammalia)
		Birds (Aves)
		Reptiles (Reptilia)
		Amphibians (Amphibia)
		Fish (Pisces)
		Crustaceans (Crustacea)
		Arachnids (Arachnida)
		Myriapods (Myriapoda)
		Insects (Insecta)	Lepidoptera
			Hymenoptera
			Flies (Diptera)
			Beetles (Coleoptera)
			Mantids (Mantodea)
			‘True bugs’ (Hemiptera)
			Orthoptera
			Termites (Isoptera)
			Cockroaches (Blattodea)

Reserves & Parks	Lilongwe Wildlife Centre
	Majete Wildlife Reserve
	Liwonde National Park
	Kasungu National Park
	Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
	Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

Local

-Domestic-

Ng'ombe (young bull) — Ng’ombe (young bull in Nsanje)

Ng'ombe (cow & calf) — Ng’ombe (cow & calf)

Ng'ombe (cattle in Nsanje) — Ng’ombe (cattle in Nsanje)

-Wild-

–Mammals (Mammalia)–

–Birds (Aves)–

Khwangwala (pied crow. corvus albus) — Khwangwala (pied crow. *corvus albus*)

Phwiti (blue waxbill - male) — Phwiti (blue waxbill – male)

Siri siri (redthroated twinspot - male) — *Siri siri** (redthroated twinspot – male)

Ntchenga / Swiri swiri (bronze mannikin) — Ntchenga / *Swiri swiri* (bronze mannikin)

Unyeme (African Pied Wagtail. Motacilla aguimp) — Unyeme (African pied wagtail. *Motacilla aguimp*)

Khulukhulu (Livingstone's lourie / Livingstone's turaco in Zomba) — Khulukhulu (Livingstone’s lourie / Livingstone’s turaco in Zomba)

Nkhakamira (Trumpeter Hornbill in Lake Chilwa)

Nkhwazi (young fish eagle in Cape Maclear)

Nkhwazi (baby fish eagle in Cape Maclear)

Nantchengwa (hammerkop / hammerhead stork in Lake Chilwa)

Gogomole (a kind of woodpecker in Satemwa)

–Reptiles (Reptilia)–

Nthonga (Schlegel's blind snake) — Nthonga (Schlegel’s blind snake)

Mswalulu (yellow-bellied sand snake in Nkhotakota)

Ng'anzi (monitor lizard) — Ng’anzi (monitor lizard)

Nakachunjule (skink) — *Nakachunjule* (skink)

Tchirigwankhwa (lizard) — *Tchirigwankhwa* (lizard)

Kwakwananda (lizard) — *Kwakwananda* (lizard)

Chizira Nkhonde (lizard) — *Chizira Nkhonde* (lizard)

Buluzi wamng'ono (gecko) — Buluzi wamng’ono (gecko)

Buluzi wamng'ono (young gecko) — Buluzi wamng’ono (young gecko)

–Amphibians (Amphibia)–

–Fish (Pisces)–

Kampango (Bagrus meridionalis) (Lake Chilwa)

Kampango (bagrus meridionalis in Cape Maclear) — Kampango (*bagrus meridionalis* in Cape Maclear)

— Crustaceans (Crustacea)–

–Molluscs (Mollusca)–

Chiganamba cha nkhono (snail shells in the Lake Chilwa)

–Arachnids (Arachnida)–

Pheterere (scorpion in Mwaza) — Pheterere (scorpion in Vwaza)

Chichotsa Mfumu (solidify) — *Chichotsa Mfumu* (solifugid)

Mwayi (red velvet mite. Trombidium) — Mwayi (red velvet mite. *Trombidium*)

–Myriapods (Myriapoda)–

–Insects (Insecta)–

—Lepidoptera—

Chiyabwe (kind of caterpillar with irritant hairs)

Mphalabungu (caterpillar)

—Hymenoptera—

Spider wasp (tarantula hawk) paralyzing its prey

—Flies (Diptera)—

'Love is in the air' — ‘Love is in the air’

—Beetles (Coleoptera)—

—Mantids (Mantodea)—

—‘True bugs’ (Hemiptera)—

Pyrrhocoridae - red bug — Pyrrhocoridae – red bug

—Orthoptera—

Nunkhadala / Chiwala (grasshopper) — Mnunkhadala / Chiwala (grasshopper)

Kafadala / Mnunkhadala (elegant grasshopper)

Bwamnoni (kind of grasshopper with fat. katydid) — Bwamnoni (kind of grasshopper with fat / katydid)

Nkhululu (giant crickets. brachytrypes membranaceus) — Nkhululu (giant crickets. *brachytrypes membranaceus*)

—Termites (Isoptera)—

Ngumbi / Inswa (flying termites / white ants)

—Cockroaches (Blattodea)—

Lilongwe Wildlife Centre

Ntchima (blue monkey - female) — Ntchima (blue monkey – female)

Ntchima (blue monkey - baby male - Nkhwinkwi) — Ntchima (blue monkey – baby male – Nkhwinkwi)

Ntchima (blue monkey - baby male - Nkhoko) — Ntchima (blue monkey – baby male – Nkhoko)

Majete Wildlife Reserve

Today (25 September) I had the best day – safari! My dream came true. I saw a crocodile, baboons, hippos, different antelopes, elephants, zebras, buffaloes, warthogs .. what a day!

Nswala (impala - male. Aepyceros melampus) — Nswala (impala – male. *aepyceros melampus*)

Nswala (impala - male feeding) — Nswala (impala – male feeding)

Nswala (impala - shy young male) — Nswala (impala – shy young male)

Nswala (impala - young couple) — Nswala (impala – young couple)

Nswala (impala - young male) — Nswala (impala – young male)

Boo (nyala bull. tragelaphus angasi) — Boo (nyala bull. *tragelaphus angasi*)

Boo (nyala - male. tragelaphus angasii) — Boo (nyala – male. *tragelaphus angasii*)

Boo (nyala - females. tragelaphus angasii) — Boo (nyala – females. *tragelaphus angasii*)

Boo (nyala - female. tragelaphus angasii) — Boo (nyala – female. *tragelaphus angasii*)

Chuzu (common waterbuck bull. kobus ellipsiprymnus)

Ngoma (greater kudu - male. tragelaphus strepsiceros) — Ngoma (greater kudu – male. *tragelaphus strepsiceros*)

Ngoma (greater kudu - females) — Ngoma (greater kudu – females)

Ngoma (greater kudu - male feeding) — Ngoma (greater kudu – male feeding)

Ngoma (greater kudu - male running) — Ngoma (greater kudu – male running)

Ngoma (greater kudu - male scratching) — Ngoma (greater kudu – male scratching)

Ngoma (greater kudu - beauty time) — Ngoma (greater kudu – beauty time)

Mhalapala (sable antelope. hippotragus niger)

Mhalapala (sable antelopes - males) — Mhalapala (sable antelopes – males)

Mhalapala (sable antelopes - females) — Mhalapala (sable antelopes – females)

Mbidzi (zebras. equus burchelli) — Mbidzi (zebras. *equus burchelli*)

Liwonde National Park

Chuzu (waterbuck male. kobus ellipsiprymnus) — Chuzu (waterbuck male. *kobus ellipsiprymnus*)

Chuzu (waterbuck females. kobus ellipsiprymnus) — Chuzu (waterbuck females. *kobus ellipsiprymnus*)

Kasungu National Park

Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

Ng'ona (crocodiles) — Ng’ona (crocodiles)

* Chisena language