First record of grey plover pluvialis squatarola in the sahara and an update on its distribution in algeria
Abstract
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola, is one of Algeria’s rare bird species. During the international waterbird census in the month of May for the year 2023 using the direct observation method, a single individual of the Grey Plover was spotted at Kef Doukhane wetland in Ghardaïa on May 16, 2023. This is the first observation in the Sahara with a new locality in Algeria.
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