Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima a new species to the list of birds of Malta
We were requested to examine a specimen, claimed to be a Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima, by Mr. J. Pulis, a stuffed-bird collectionist. The specimen which was taken on 5th December 1976 from Gzira Pt. Limits of Wied il-Ghajn, turned out to be so, this being the first record for the Maltese Islan...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Malta Ornithological Society
1977
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| Online Access: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/39682 |
| Summary: | We were requested to examine a specimen, claimed to be a Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima, by Mr. J. Pulis, a stuffed-bird collectionist. The specimen which was taken on 5th December 1976 from Gzira Pt. Limits of Wied il-Ghajn, turned out to be so, this being the first record for the Maltese Islands. N/A |
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