Avibase: Pluvianus aegyptius (Egyptian Plover)

Egyptian Plover

Pluvianus aegyptius (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2022-03-14	Sapeliga, White Volta, Upper East, Bawku West (Ghana)	call - [sono]	719415 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2026-01-17	Campement de Wassadou, Tambacounda (Senegal) (? m)	call - [sono]	1081344 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Andrew Spencer	2018-12-27	Wassadou, Tambacounda, Tambacounda (Senegal) (10 m)	call - Calls in flight from the same pair as in XC454584, a few minutes after playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	454585 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2026-01-17	Campement de Wassadou, Tambacounda (Senegal) (? m)	call - [sono]	1081753 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2026-01-17	, Tambacounda (Senegal)	-	650127611 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Andrew Spencer	2018-12-27	River Gambie, Wassadou--W of Campement Hôtel de Wassadou, Tambacounda, Senegal, Tambacounda (Senegal)	- Calls in flight from a pair of birds on a sandbar in the middle of the river. The first cut is immediately after playback, the second a few minutes later.	138466241 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-16	Baro River, 3 km east of Gambela, Gambela Peoples (Ethiopia) (440 m)	call - natural vocalization; calls from a single bird flying into a sandbar in the middle of the river, where three other Egyptian Plovers were foraging. These calls were given immediately prior to landing. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	209954 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Andrew Spencer	2018-12-27	Wassadou, Tambacounda, Tambacounda (Senegal) (10 m)	call - Calls in flight from a pair of birds on a sandbar in the middle of the river, immediately after playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	454584 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2026-01-17	Campement de Wassadou, Tambacounda (Senegal) (? m)	call - [sono]	1081752 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2022-03-14	Sapeliga, White Volta, Upper East, Bawku West (Ghana)	call - Call in flight	719414 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2026-01-17	Campement de Wassadou, Tambacounda (Senegal) (? m)	call - [sono]	1081345 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2022-03-14	Sapeliga, White Volta, Upper East, Bawku West (Ghana)	call - [sono]	719413 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-14	Baro River, 3 km east of Gambela, Gambela Peoples (Ethiopia) (440 m)	call - calls from a pair of birds flushing from the edge of an agricultural field immediately adjacent to the river. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	209953 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Oscar Campbell	2023-12-30	Wassadou, Tambacounda, Tambacounda (Senegal) (10 m)	alarm call - Two sharp dry clicks at 0:0205 and 0:026 second are from Egyptian Plover given in alarm when suddeningly taking flight in as group of Red-throated Bee-eaters alarmed; had been feeding at very close range on boat; observed from boat.	985460 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Phil Gregory \| Sicklebill Safaris \| www.birder.travel	2016-04-15	, Upper East (Ghana)	-	203987791 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	GABRIEL LEITE	2024-11-26	Daboya, North Gonja, Savannah Region, West Gonja (Ghana) (110 m)	call, song - [sono]	954783 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Bram Piot	2018-02-24	Wassadou, Tambacounda, Tambacounda (Senegal) (10 m)	call - Calling a few times in flight, at start of recording, at 0:52 and 1:00 bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	404653 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	julien Birard	2024-12-15	Djewol (near Tétiane), Lexeibe 1, Gorgol, Kaédi (Mauritania) (10 m)	call - [sono]	956014 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2022-03-14	White Volta--Nakambe-Nouhao confluence (east of Sapelliga), Upper East, Ghana, Bawku West (Ghana)	-	434759471 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Paul Lenrumé	2022-06-19	Irikiri, fleuve Niger, Kouroussa (Guinea) (360 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	733678 xeno-canto.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Peter Boesman	2022-03-14	White Volta--Nakambe-Nouhao confluence (east of Sapelliga), Upper East, Ghana, Bawku West (Ghana)	-	434759461 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Phil Gregory \| Sicklebill Safaris \| www.birder.travel	2015-04-03	, Upper East (Ghana)	-	203981181 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Marshall Iliff	2016-10-20	Wassadou pond and N7 bridge, Tambacounda, Senegal, Tambacounda (Senegal)	- calls from bird I had been watching as it flushed (the same individual photographed); assorted background species include Speckled Pigeon, Common Bulbul, Northern Gray-headed Sparrow, and others.	44855101 macaulaylibrary.org
Egyptian Plover - Pluvianus aegyptius	Phil Gregory	2015-04-03	Sapeliga, White Volta, Upper East, Upper East (Ghana) (180 m)	boat engine, call, voices - Four birds on a sandbar in the White Volta at the usual site; this recording is of a subadult with buffy forehead and bend of wing calling repeatedly with an adult nearby bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	234986 xeno-canto.org

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