Rock Pratincole

Glareola nuchalis - Glaréole auréolée

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Glaréolidés
Genus
:
Glareola
Species
:
nuchalis

Descriptor

Gray, GR, 1849

Biometrics

Size
: 19 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 43 à 52 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Glareola nuchalis nuchalis (Chad to Ethiopia south to s Angola and ne Namibia to w Zambia and Mozambique)
Glareola nuchalis liberiae (Sierra Leone to w Cameroon)

Foreign names

Glaréole auréolée,
Canastera sombría,
perdiz-do-mar-escura,
Halsband-Brachschwalbe,
kövi székicsér,
Rotsvorkstaartplevier,
Pernice di mare di roccia,
klippvadarsvala,
Steinbrakksvale,
prieložník golierikatý,
ouhorlík skalní,
Hvidnakket Braksvale,
kivikkopääskykahlaaja,
Withalssprinkaanvoël,
perdiu de mar fumada,
żwirowiec skalny,
Белошейная тиркушка,
エリジロツバメチドリ,
乌燕鸻,
klippvadarsvala,
白頸燕鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha)