collared pratincole
glareola pratincola latin

It is named for the wading bird glareola pratincola, or collared pratincole.

Collared Pratincole and Little Tern breed on the reserve.

The Collared Pratincole is a bird of open country, and is often seen near water in the evening, hawking for insects.

It is marginally larger than the Collared Pratincole, and is shorter-tailed and longer legged.

Grallatores (continued, Collared Pratincole - Red-necked Phalarope)

These include Plovers, the Collared Pratincole, Ruff, Dunlin, Snipes and Sandpipers.

Very good views are needed to distinguish this species from other pratincoles, such as the Collared Pratincole and the Oriental Pratincole which may occur in its range.

The Collared Pratincole or Common Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.

COLLARED PRATINCOLE Glareola pratincola.

The Collared Pratincole is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

An E European bird, only vagrant in N Africa, best distinguishable from Collared Pratincole when lifts wings at rest to reveal black underwing but also lacks white-edged secondaries. 10 in. (25 cm.).

Although the dark underwing and lack of a white trailing edge to the wing are diagnostic, these features are not always readily seen in the field, especially as the chestnut underwing of the Collared Pratincole appears black unless excellent views are obtained.

Very good views are needed to distinguish this species from other pratincoles, such as the very similar Collared Pratincole, which also has a chestnut underwing, and Black-winged Pratincole which shares the black upperwing flight feathers and lack of a white trailing edge to the wing.

It is named for the wading bird glareola pratincola, or collared pratincole.

The Collared Pratincole or Common Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.

COLLARED PRATINCOLE Glareola pratincola.