New observations of four waterbird species in Algerian Sahara

• Published in: African Journal of Ecology
• Main Authors: Chedad, Abdelwahab, Bouzid, Abdelhakim, Bendjoudi, Djamel, Guezoul, Omar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: European Golden Plover; Pluvialis apricaria
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12934; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aje.12934; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/aje.12934

Abstract The range mapping and phenological status of four waterbird species was studied in Ghardaïa and El‐Ménéa regions between 2017 and 2021. Seasonal waterbird censuses were conducted throughout Ghardaïa and El‐Ménéa by individual counts or visual estimation. During these counts, four species were reported for the first time in this region, three passage visitors, European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria , black stork Ciconia nigra and Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis , and one winter stopover, common crane Grus grus . Observations on the species in Ghardaïa and El‐Ménéa regions are new for southern Algeria.