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| Vanellus gregarius |
(Pallas, 1771) |
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Family: Charadriidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Sociable plover |
Vanneau sociable |
Avefrķa sociable |
Steppenkiebitz |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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migrates in small flocks |
Migratory. Migrates from breeding grounds by Aug-Sept, varying between years. Disperses through Kyrgyzsta, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Israel; migrates through middle east mostly Sept-Oct and, at least
formerly Sudan by late Oct, uncommon migrant, wintering in small numbers on Arabian Peninsula. (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: North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |