Seasonal changes in abundances of waterbirds at Sabaki River Mouth (Malindi, Kenya), a key stopover site on the West Asian–East African Flyway

摘要: Information on seasonal changes in waterbird numbers coastal East Africa is limited, but crucial for estimating global flyway populations and targeting conservation efforts. The Sabaki River Mouth an important site waterbirds the region. We counted at monthly from April 2004 to February 2005. Our counts confirmed importance of vulnerable Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis Saunders's Tern Sterna saundersi, with 3% 1%, respectively, hosted. detected internationally (>1% biogeographic population) Curlew Sandpipers Calidris ferruginea. Other species occurred near-internationally and, given high turnover that occurs during migration, it likely these used site. Thus, we highlight international as a key stop-over West Asian–East African flyway...