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Glareola pratincola
Photo by Mugil
Location: Ulcinj, Montenegro (Adriatic coast)

Identification

Distribution

Southern Palearctic and tropical Africa.

Taxonomy

Subspecies1

  • G. p. pratincola - southern Europe to Pakistan; winters sub-Saharan Africa n 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

Behaviour

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Glareola pratincola (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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