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| Charadrius forbesi |
(Shelley, 1883) |
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Family: plovers |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Forbes' plover |
Pluvier de Forbes |
Chorlitejo de Forbes |
Braunstirnregenpfeifer |
| Migration: local migrant |
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unclear |
Migratory, at least on local basis; during dry season, breeding grounds deserted for nearby grassland habitats, but
longer movements likely to occur too. Occurs in Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast only Nov-Apr. Vagrant to E
Africa, recorded mainly Apr-Jul. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |