Australian Pratincole

Stiltia isabella(Vieillot, 1816)

Breeding Endemic

Order: CHARADRIIFORMES
Family: Glareolidae
Genus: Stiltia

Commonness: Endemic
Best seen: Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Australian pratincole is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It breeds in Australia's interior and winters in northern and eastern parts of the continent, Indonesia and New Guinea. It is a medium-sized nomadic shorebird but is commonly found in arid inland Australia. It breeds predominantly from south-western Queensland to northern Victoria, and through central Australia to the Kimberley region in Western Australia. The Australian population is estimated at 60,000 individuals.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range: Tropical to subtropical open plains of north and central to inland south-east Australia: north-east WA to west QLD and central NSW
Non-breeding range: To tropical open fields of Java, Sulawesi region, Lesser Sundas, central and south Moluccas and New Guinea region (except north)

03 · When