Carlarius heudelotii was reported from 12 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 11 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: common in coastal marine waters from Cap Blanc (Mauritania) to Gabon; occasionally enters estuaries and brackish waters (Ref. 57224). Reported from the middle Benue (Niger basin) in Nigeria (Ref. 3064, 57224). Reported as possibly as far south as Angola (Ref. 3876) but this is unconfirmed (Ref. 57224).
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Table 1: Present in 11 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Benin BEN native 6269
Africa Cameroon CMR native 51193
Africa Gabon GAB native 57224
Africa Gambia GMB native 78745
Africa Ghana GHA native 130891
Africa Guinea GIN native 2683
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Africa Mauritania MRT native 57224
Africa Nigeria NGA native 12734
Africa Senegal SEN native 28587
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 2683

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3876

Table 4: Reported from 12 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3876
Africa Benin BEN native 6269
Africa Cameroon CMR native 51193
Africa Gabon GAB native 57224
Africa Gambia GMB native 78745
Africa Ghana GHA native 130891
Africa Guinea GIN native 2683
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Africa Mauritania MRT native 57224
Africa Nigeria NGA native 12734
Africa Senegal SEN native 28587
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 2683
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