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April 2026: two new articles
13 May 2026 [JBr]
Two articles on birds of Chad have recently been published in Alauda:
J. Hering, Siwak berries Salvadora persica as a food source for nesting birds in the Tibesti massif (Chad), Alauda 94 (1), 2026: 72-78.
J. Hering, The Sand Martin Riparia riparia, a new breeding species in Chad and in the Afrot... Read more...
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March 2026: viewing the maps
13 May 2026 [JBr]
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February 2026: Rediscovery of Rusty Lark and very first photos in the wild!
03 Feb 2026 [JBr]
On 2 February 2026, Julien Birard, Idriss Dapsia and Pierre Defos du Rau found and photographed a Rusty Lark Calendulauda (Mirafra) rufa 8 km east of Mongo and 400 km east of N'Djamena. According to searchforlostbirds, this is the first record since 1931 (that time in Niger)! The identification was... Read more...
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Coverage
128,106
observations
of
590
species
in
543
half-degree blocks.
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6773
photos
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481
species.
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258
breeding species.
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