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Nominate race in Madagascar migrates after breeding to Africa, where present throughout much of Zaire in Feb- Nov; occurs on passage in Comoro Is and in E Africa from S Kenya to NE Zimbabwe; vagrant to Aldabra and Seychelles. African races are partial migrants. In N tropics, a year-round resident or dry-season visitor during Sept-Jun at low latitudes near rainforest zone, and breeding visitor to S Guinean savanna woodland in Apr-Dec, to N Guinean zone May-Oct, and to Soudanian zone May/Jun-Sept. Migrates through Gambia in flocks. In E Africa, partially vacates Zanzibar and Pemba after breeding, but status on mainland complex. Breeding visitor during Sept-Apr to Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Vagrants recorded twice in Cape Verde Is.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 2001)

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