Avibase: Thinornis forbesi (Forbes's Plover)

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Forbes's Plover

Thinornis forbesi (Shelley, GE 1883)

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

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	call - [sono]	718979 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Bram Piot	2014-11-30	Plaine du Sô, Abomey-Calavi, Atlantique, Atlantique (Benin) (0 m)	call - at least three birds calling in this cut - birds were flushed from a field bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	204589 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	call - [sono]	718980 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2019-09-23	Zambezi rapids, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia)	call - Call on the ground and in flight	508791 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	call - [sono]	718981 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Brendan Sloan	2021-11-02	Mole National Park, Ghana (Ghana) (150 masl app m)	call - Bird seen just before recording bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	694078 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2019-09-23	Zambezi rapids, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia)	call - Interaction calls of two birds	508790 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	call - [sono]	718977 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	call - [sono]	718978 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole NP--Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinity (dry scrub & plains), Northern, Ghana, Northern (former region) (Ghana)	- A pair was very vocal, and apparently responded to another pair which was aubible in the distance.	435436961 macaulaylibrary.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole NP--Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinity (dry scrub & plains), Northern, Ghana, Northern (former region) (Ghana)	- A pair was very vocal, and apparently responded to another pair which was aubible in the distance.	435436251 macaulaylibrary.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Paul Lenrumé	2022-04-17	Monastère Sainte-Croix - Kindia, Kindia (Guinea) (360 m)	call - Full night recorded. Lots of activity along the lake during the night. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	716770 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole NP--Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinity (dry scrub & plains), Northern, Ghana, Northern (former region) (Ghana)	- A pair was very vocal, and apparently responded to another pair which was aubible in the distance.	435436431 macaulaylibrary.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole NP--Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinity (dry scrub & plains), Northern, Ghana, Northern (former region) (Ghana)	- A pair was very vocal, and apparently responded to another pair which was aubible in the distance.	435436971 macaulaylibrary.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole NP--Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinity (dry scrub & plains), Northern, Ghana, Northern (former region) (Ghana)	- A pair was very vocal, and apparently responded to another pair which was aubible in the distance.	435436981 macaulaylibrary.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2019-09-23	Zambezi rapids, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia)	song - Presumably song and interaction calls of two birds	508789 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2019-09-23	Zambezi rapids, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia)	call - [sono]	508787 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2019-09-23	Zambezi rapids, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia)	call - [sono]	508786 xeno-canto.org
Forbes's Plover - Charadrius forbesi	Peter Boesman	2019-09-23	Zambezi rapids, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia)	call - [sono]	508788 xeno-canto.org

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