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| Glareola nordmanni |
Fischer, 1842 |
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Family: Glareolidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Black-winged pratincole |
Glaréole à ailes noires |
Canastera alinegra |
Schwarzflügelbrachschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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at high altitude |
Long distance migrant from Eurasia to W & S Africa, chiefly South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, Sept-Apr;
nomadic in winter range following swarming insect prey. On passage in Sudan, W Kenya, W Uganda, Zaire,
Angola, W Zambia, but seldom in Malawi and Zimbabwe; thousands of birds pass southward through Zaire in
Oct, and northward again in Mar. In W Africa, flocks of up to 200 birds in Nigeria, Sept and Dec-Apr. Arrival in
breeding areas usually Apr-May, departure in Sept. Much migration at high altitude, so passage often observed
from ground. Rare passage migrant through Saudi Arabia, which species probably overflies; uncommon passage
migrant through Israel along coastal plain, southward in Sept and Oct; also regular through Iran. Vagrant N and
W to many European countries. (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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| Regions: Europe, North Africa, North Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |