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Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella(Vieillot, 1816)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Genus
- Stiltia
At a glance
The Australian Pratincole is a medium-sized bird, about 19–34 cm long. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 19–34 cm
- Origin
- Breeding Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Australian Pratincole look like?
The Australian Pratincole is a medium-sized bird, about 19–34 cm long and weighing 41–75 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Australian Pratincole?
The Australian Pratincole is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Australian Pratincole eat?
The Australian Pratincole feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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