Thrissina vitrirostris was reported from 20 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 5 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 14 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: from the east coast of Africa, Kenya to Natal, South Africa, and Madagascar.
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Table 1: Present in 5 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Kenya KEN native 122366
Africa Madagascar MDG native 117576
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5430
Africa Tanzania TZA native 122366

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 128122

Table 3: Absent from 14 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR error 128122
Asia China CHN error 128122
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN error 128122
Asia Hong Kong HKG error 128122
Asia India IND misidentification 128122
Asia Iran IRN misidentification 128122
Asia Iraq IRQ misidentification 128122
Asia Kuwait KWT error 128122
Asia Oman OMN misidentification 128122
Asia Pakistan PAK misidentification 128122
Asia Qatar QAT error 128122
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU error 128122
Asia United Arab Em. ARE error 128122
Asia Yemen YEM error 128122

Table 4: Reported from 20 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR error 128122
Asia China CHN error 128122
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN error 128122
Asia Hong Kong HKG error 128122
Asia India IND misidentification 128122
Asia Iran IRN misidentification 128122
Asia Iraq IRQ misidentification 128122
Africa Kenya KEN native 122366
Asia Kuwait KWT error 128122
Africa Madagascar MDG native 117576
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Oman OMN misidentification 128122
Asia Pakistan PAK misidentification 128122
Asia Qatar QAT error 128122
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU error 128122
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 128122
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5430
Africa Tanzania TZA native 122366
Asia United Arab Em. ARE error 128122
Asia Yemen YEM error 128122
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