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| Glareola ocularis |
J Verreaux, 1833 |
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Family: Glareolidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Madagascar pratincole |
Glaréole malgache |
Canastera malgache |
Madagaskarbrachschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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After breeding, birds migrate to spend period Mar-Sept on E Coast of Africa, from Mozambique N of R Zambezi
to S Somalia; less often inland to Victoria; S passage in Kenya coast. Present in Sept; probably spends start of
non-breeding season in Somalia before moving S along Kenya coast. Present in Madagascar mostly from Sept to
Apr/May. Vagrant or scarce migrant to Mauritius, Reunion, Comoros in Oct. (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: South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |