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An intra-African migrant, movements protracted and possibly influenced by rains, not fully understood. Leaves breeding grounds in southern savannas of W & C Africa from mid-Apr to about Aug and moves N to spend wet season in savannas of Sahel and Sudan. E populations move E or NE from Apr. Occurs possibly Aug-Dec in S Mauretania, N Senegal, C Mali, S Niger, N Nigeria and C Chad (N to Ennedi Mts). Also recorded in C & SE Sudan (perhaps mid-Apr to Sept) and W Ethiopia (up to Jan), Uganda and W Kenya. Return movements poorly known. Probable vagrants recorded in W Kenya and N Somalia.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)

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