Ornithological Note 11
Country: Namibia
Section(s): vagrancy, Movements
On 4 December 2001 I observed a Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) in Etosha National Park in Namibia. This species is a rare vagrant to southern Africa, from where there is only one other observation, in northern Botswana, in 1989, although the species has recently been discovered in both Malawi (since 1993) and northern Zambia (since 1999). The single I observed was among a flock of Blacksmith Plovers (V. armatus), resting near the waterhole at Okaukuejo Camp in the national park.
Recommended Citation
Gollnisch, A. (2013). Spur-winged Plover in Namibia. HBW Alive Ornithological Note 11. In: Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow-on.100011
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