It is a partial migrant, with many populations in southern Africa and East Africa appearing to be resident year-round, while the species has only ever been recorded as a breeding visitor in Sudan and as a largely non-breeding visitor in Ethiopia and the former Transvaal, where it is considered locally nomadic.
This passage describes a species that exhibits partial migration patterns, with populations in southern and eastern Africa remaining year-round, while it's only been documented as a breeding visitor in Sudan and Ethiopia. The species is considered nomadic in the former Transvaal.