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Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarumForster, JR, 1795
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Genus
- Glareola
At a glance
The Oriental Pratincole is a medium-sized bird, about 23–24 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 23–24 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Oriental Pratincole look like?
The Oriental Pratincole is a medium-sized bird, about 23–24 cm long and weighing 59–95 g.
The oriental pratincole, also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Oriental Pratincole?
The Oriental 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 Oriental Pratincole eat?
The Oriental Pratincole feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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