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'''Breeds''' eastern [[Asia]]; winters [[India]] to Southeast [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australasia]].<br /> | '''Breeds''' eastern [[Asia]]; winters [[India]] to Southeast [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australasia]].<br /> | ||
Accidental '''vagrant''' to [[Alaska]] (2 records) and [[Europe]]. | Accidental '''vagrant''' to [[Alaska]] (2 records) and [[Europe]]. | ||
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[[Image:KZ2L1217-800x600.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding Plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Candaba wetlands, Pampanga province, [[Philippines]], August 2008]] | [[Image:KZ2L1217-800x600.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding Plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Candaba wetlands, Pampanga province, [[Philippines]], August 2008]] | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 30 August 2016
- Glareola maldivarum
Identification
23-27cm (9-10½ in)
- Olive-brown back and head
- White rump
- Ochre throat
- Narrow black collar
- White belly
- Wings:
- long and pointed
- brown above
- chestnut underwing
- black flight feathers
- Long legs,
- Short bill
- Long forked tail
Similar Species
Black-winged Pratincole and Collared Pratincole
Distribution
Breeds eastern Asia; winters India to Southeast Asia, Philippines and Australasia.
Accidental vagrant to Alaska (2 records) and Europe.
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
Immature
By Alok Tewari
Delhi, India, August 2016
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Drier open areas, dry ricefields, pastures and plowed fields. Also wetland marshes, scrub and coasts
Behaviour
Flight
It has a tern like flight with long, pointed wings.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; in addition they hawk for flying termites. During the breeding season they will also find lizards and snakes.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which are laid on the ground from April to June . They are colonial nesters on open plains and on grassy islands with River Terns.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- Wikipedia
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Oriental Pratincole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Oriental_Pratincole
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