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Rare Golden-breasted Plover Sighted in Israel for Second Time Ever
A Golden-breasted Plover, a species endangered and normally found in the Arctic, was sighted for the second time ever in Israel over the weekend in the Negev Desert. The bird was observed at the Fora Reservoir, a key stopover for migratory species. The first sighting was in 2018.
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- 01A Golden-breasted Plover was sighted for the second time ever in Israel's Negev Desert over the weekend.
- 02The bird is classified as Vulnerable (VU) due to habitat loss, hunting, and climate change.
- 03The first sighting of this species in Israel was in autumn 2018 near Kibbutz Ga'ash.
- 04Experts suggest the bird might be the same individual recently seen in Cyprus.
- 05The bird typically breeds in the Arctic and migrates to Argentina.
Experts speculate the bird may have made a navigational error during its first migration, possibly having been seen in Cyprus recently.
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