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;[[:Category:Glareola|Glareola]] nordmanni | ;[[:Category:Glareola|Glareola]] nordmanni | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 24–28 cm | + | 24–28 cm<br /> |
| + | * Brown head and back | ||
| + | * Black flight feathers and under wing | ||
| + | * Buff chin and throat (bordered in summer by a thin black line) | ||
| + | * White belly and rump | ||
| + | * Short black bill with red base | ||
| + | * Black legs | ||
| + | * Long forked tail | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
Darker than [[Collared Pratincole]] and lacks the light trailing edge to the inner wings. | Darker than [[Collared Pratincole]] and lacks the light trailing edge to the inner wings. | ||
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The diet includes insects, either caught aerially or found on the ground. | The diet includes insects, either caught aerially or found on the ground. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Call''': similar to, but lower-pitched than [[Collared Pratincole]]; ''kettek'', ''pwik-kik-kik'' | ||
<flashmp3>Glareola nordmanni (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Glareola nordmanni (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Glareola nordmanni (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Glareola nordmanni (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
| + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glareola+nordmanni}} | {{GSearch|Glareola+nordmanni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glareola]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glareola]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 10 May 2009
- Glareola nordmanni
Identification
24–28 cm
- Brown head and back
- Black flight feathers and under wing
- Buff chin and throat (bordered in summer by a thin black line)
- White belly and rump
- Short black bill with red base
- Black legs
- Long forked tail
Similar Species
Darker than Collared Pratincole and lacks the light trailing edge to the inner wings.
Distribution
Breeds from Romania to southwestern Russia and northern Kazakhstan; winters to South Africa.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Open country near water. Breeds on marshes and wet meadows.
Behaviour
Breeding
2-4 eggs are laid on the ground.
Diet
The diet includes insects, either caught aerially or found on the ground.
Vocalisation
Call: similar to, but lower-pitched than Collared Pratincole; kettek, pwik-kik-kik
<flashmp3>Glareola nordmanni (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
