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Charadrius montanus |
JK Townsend, 1837 |
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Family: plovers |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Mountain plover |
Pluvier montagnard |
Chorlito llanero |
Bergregenpfeifer |
Migration: intracontinental |
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non-stop flights from breeding grounds, routes poorly known |
Migratory. On breeding grounds, flocks form from mid-Jun onwards; present in inland wintering areas chiefly
from early Nov to mid-Mar; main wintering area is Central Valley of California; arrives in flocks on breeding
grounds in Colorado by late Mar to Apr, probably after non-stop flight from wintering areas; migratory routes
unknown. (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).
Regions: Mesoamerica, North America |
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |