Madagascar Pratincole

Glareola ocularis - Glaréole malgache

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Verreaux, J, 1833

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 82 à 103 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Glaréole malgache,
Canastera malgache,
perdiz-do-mar-de-madagáscar,
Madagaskarbrachschwalbe,
madagaszkári székicsér,
Madagaskarvorkstaartplevier,
Pernice di mare del Madagascar,
madagaskarvadarsvala,
Madagaskarbrakksvale,
prieložník krátkochvostý,
ouhorlík madagaskarský,
Madagaskarbraksvale,
madagaskarinpääskykahlaaja,
perdiu de mar de Madagascar,
żwirowiec madagaskarski,
Мадагаскарская тиркушка,
チャバラツバメチドリ,
马岛燕鸻,
馬達加斯加燕鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses), Tidepools