Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Use the GROMS database for dynamic search for migratory species, new links and references.

Nominate race migratory in much of range, partially sedentary in Egypt. Leaves breeding grounds by Sept and migrates on broad front, SE across Arabian Peninsula (Sept-Nov). Small numbers may overwinter in Arabia, but main wintering range in E Sahelian zone of Africa. Recorded NE & SE Egypt, C & NE Sudan (Oct-Mar), N & NE Chad, and NE Nigeria. Rarer n & c Ethiopia (Dec-Jan), NW Somalia (one Dec record), E Mali (Jan-Apr) and N Togo (possibly vagrant, May-Jun). Return movements late Feb to early Jun (mainly mid-Mar to mid-May). Race saharae migratory, leaving breeding grounds Sept-Oct and moving S & SW. Wintering range in W Africa, from Mauritania (Sept-Feb) and N Senegal (Dec-Feb) through C & SC Mali (Nov-Feb) to N Burkina Faso, SE Niger and NE Nigeria. Return movements Mar-Apr. Vagrants recorded in Britain, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Sicily, Malta and Cyprus.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)

• digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com,
• Copyright: GROMS/BfN - www.groms.de