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terrestrial than the
other pratincoles, and may be
intermediate between this
group and the coursers. The name "
pratincole"
comes from the term pratincola...
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pratincole family, Glareolidae. As with
other pratincoles, it is
native to the Old World. The
collared pratincole was
formally described by the
Swedish naturalist...
- from
other pratincoles,
particularly the very
similar collared pratincole,
which also has a
chestnut underwing. The black-winged
pratincole shares the...
- are
shorter and have a more
sustained flight than that of the
pratincoles. The
pratincoles and
coursers have an Old
World distribution,
occurring in southern...
- The
small pratincole,
little pratincole, or
small Indian pratincole (Glareola lactea) is a
small wader in the
pratincole family, Glareolidae. The small...
- to
distinguish this
species from
other pratincoles, such as the
collared pratincole and the
oriental pratincole which may
occur in its range. It is marginally...
- The
Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a
species of bird in the
family Glareolidae. It
breeds in Australia's
interior and
winters in northern...
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coursers are a
subfamily (Cursoriinae) of
birds which together with the
pratincoles make up the
family Glareolidae. They have long legs,
short wings and...
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family Glareolidae. The
pratincoles are a
group of
birds consisting of the
seven species of this
genus and the
Australian pratincole, the only
species of...
- The rock
pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a
species of bird in the
family Glareolidae.
There are two
subspecies of rock
pratincole: G. n.
liberiae (Schlegel...
