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| − | [[Image:Collared_Pratincole.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mugil|Mugil}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Collared_Pratincole.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Mugil|Mugil}}<br />Ulcinj, [[Montenegro]] (Adriatic coast), April 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Glareola|Glareola]] pratincola | ;[[:Category:Glareola|Glareola]] pratincola | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Collared pratincole cr.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|ody|ody}}<br />Kitrous Marshes, [[Greece]], July 2008]] | |
| + | 22–25 cm (8¾-9¼ in)<br / > | ||
*Brown head, back and wings | *Brown head, back and wings | ||
*Buff chin and throat (bordered in summer by a thin black line) | *Buff chin and throat (bordered in summer by a thin black line) | ||
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'''Juvenile''': mottled above and lacks the black line. | '''Juvenile''': mottled above and lacks the black line. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
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[[Black-winged Pratincole]] is darker overall and lacks the light trailing edge on the wings; the underwing is black. | [[Black-winged Pratincole]] is darker overall and lacks the light trailing edge on the wings; the underwing is black. | ||
[[Oriental Pratincole]] | [[Oriental Pratincole]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:2011CollaredPratincole-flight.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Summer bird in flight<br />Photo by {{user|sdaly|sdaly}}<br />Barbate, Southern[[ Spain]], June 2005]] | ||
Southern [[Palearctic]] and tropical [[Africa]]. [[Europe]], southwest [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].<br /> | Southern [[Palearctic]] and tropical [[Africa]]. [[Europe]], southwest [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].<br /> | ||
Vagrant to Northern [[Europe]]; annual in [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. | Vagrant to Northern [[Europe]]; annual in [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. | ||
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| + | Vagrant to the [[Caribbean]] ([[Barbados]])<sup>[[#References|[6]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''G. p. pratincola'' | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: |
| − | *''G. p. erlangeri'' | + | *''G. p. pratincola'': |
| − | *''G. p. fuelleborni'' | + | :*southern [[Europe]] to [[Pakistan]]; winters sub-Saharan [[Africa]] north of 5°N |
| + | *''G. p. erlangeri'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal plains of southern [[Somalia]] and northern [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *''G. p. fuelleborni'': | ||
| + | :*[[Senegal]] to southern [[Kenya]], [[Zaire]], [[Namibia]] and eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:A00 2471 800.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Autumn bird in flight<br />Photo by {{user|AJDH|AJDH}}<br />Badaan Farm, [[Bahrain]], September 2008]] | ||
Near water. Open country; mud flats with low vegetation. Also canals, wet meadows and saltpans. | Near water. Open country; mud flats with low vegetation. Also canals, wet meadows and saltpans. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Often crepuscular. | Often crepuscular. | ||
====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
Rather tern-like when hawking for insects. Flight outline also recalls large hirundine. | Rather tern-like when hawking for insects. Flight outline also recalls large hirundine. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consist mostly of large insects, such as grasshoppers, beetles, locusts, termites and flies which are usually aerially hawked but they also feed on the ground. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Breeds colonially. Two to four eggs are laid in a ground scrape. | Breeds colonially. Two to four eggs are laid in a ground scrape. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
'''Call''': hard ''kyik'' or ''kittik''<br /> | '''Call''': hard ''kyik'' or ''kittik''<br /> | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|Glareola pratincola (song).mp3 }} | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) |
#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
| + | #[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | ||
{{GSearch|Glareola+pratincola}} | {{GSearch|Glareola+pratincola}} | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the common name: | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Collared Pratincole"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glareola]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glareola]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 22 April 2022
- Glareola pratincola
Identification
22–25 cm (8¾-9¼ in)
- Brown head, back and wings
- Buff chin and throat (bordered in summer by a thin black line)
- Dark wing tips with whitish trailing edges
- Chestnut underwings
- White belly and rump
- Short black-tipped red bill
- Short black legs
- Long forked tail
Juvenile: mottled above and lacks the black line.
Similar Species
Black-winged Pratincole is darker overall and lacks the light trailing edge on the wings; the underwing is black.
Distribution
Southern Palearctic and tropical Africa. Europe, southwest Asia and Africa.
Vagrant to Northern Europe; annual in Britain and Ireland.
Vagrant to the Caribbean (Barbados)[6].
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies1:
- G. p. pratincola:
- G. p. erlangeri:
- G. p. fuelleborni:
- Senegal to southern Kenya, Zaire, Namibia and eastern South Africa
Habitat
Near water. Open country; mud flats with low vegetation. Also canals, wet meadows and saltpans.
Behaviour
Often crepuscular.
Flight
Rather tern-like when hawking for insects. Flight outline also recalls large hirundine.
Diet
The diet consist mostly of large insects, such as grasshoppers, beetles, locusts, termites and flies which are usually aerially hawked but they also feed on the ground.
Breeding
Breeds colonially. Two to four eggs are laid in a ground scrape.
Vocalisation
Call: hard kyik or kittik
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Pratincole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Pratincole
External Links
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