Birdlife meldt dit:
"Numenius tenuirostris has only been confirmed breeding near Tara, north of Omsk in Siberia, Russia, between 1909-1925. It migrates west-south-west from its presumed breeding grounds in Siberia through central and eastern Europe, predominantlyRussia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and the former Yugoslavia to southern Europe, Greece, Italy, and Turkey, and North Africa, Algeria, Morocco andTunisia. It has also been reported from Slovenia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Oman,Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Reports of birds wintering in Iran persist but require confirmation. Regarded as very common in the 19th century, it declined dramatically during the 20th century. Flocks of over 100 birds were recorded from Morocco as late as the 1960s and 1970s. However, between 1980 and 1990, there were only 103 records involving 316-326 birds2, and from 1990-1999, this dropped to 74 records involving 148-152 birds2, including a flock of 19 in Italy in 1995. Although there have been reports from Bulgaria, Ukraine and Uzbekistan of larger groups, most recent verified records have been of one to three birds, with the last confirmed record coming from Hungary in April 200112. In 1994, the population was estimated at only 50-270 individuals, but the paucity of recent confirmed records suggests it may now be lower than 50 birds."
Persoonlijk hecht ik dan ook vooralsnog erg weinig waarde aan dat hele hybride verhaal. Zeker als je bedenkt dat er dus geval(len) van 'confirmed breeding' zijn. Lang geleden wellicht maar vooralsnog geen reden om aan te nemen dat het hier om gemengd(e) paren ging, toch?
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Marc