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Black-winged Pratincole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Black-winged Pratincole, Glareola nordmanni, is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. Their most unusual feature of the pratincoles is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. These pratincoles are found in warmer parts of south east Europe and south west Asia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black-winged_Pratincole   (257 words)

Collared Pratincole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) The height of the Collared Pratincole is between 17 to 21 centimeters (6 to 8 inches). The Collared Pratincole is insectivorous catching food in the air and on the ground. Pratincoles are gregarious and they are not territorial. www.honoluluzoo.org /collared_pratincole.htm   (444 words)

Pratincole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae. Like the coursers, the pratincoles are found in warmer parts of the Old World, from southern Europe and Africa east through Asia to Australia. The Australian Pratincole, the only species not in the genus Glareola, is more terrestrial than the other pratincoles, and may be intermediate between this group and the coursers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pratincole   (217 words)

Coursers and Pratincoles The Coursers and Pratincoles are a small family of shorebirds with slim, elongated bodies and (often) long wings. One group of small pratincoles is partial to the rocky edges and islets of rushing rivers. Pratincoles forage mostly in flight; coursers mostly on the ground. www.montereybay.com /creagrus/coursers.html   (1056 words)

pratincole on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) Three species in the genus Glareola and three in the genus Galachrysia are found from S Europe through Africa and S Asia. Most pratincoles nest on the ground in shallow depressions or unlined scrapes. Pratincoles are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Glareolidae. www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/pratinco.asp   (415 words)

OSME - Oriental Pratincole in Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) It was initially idenitified as a Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni based on the apparently uniform dark underwing; the absence of a white trailing edge to the secondaries; and the lac k of contrast on the upperwing. The pratincole took flight and was watched as it circled the ponds feeding on insects. Oriental Pratincole breeds in southern and eastern Asia from Pakistan to north-east China. www.osme.org /sand181/orntprat.html   (826 words)

PRATINCOLE - LoveToKnow Article on PRATINCOLE It is the Glareole pralincola of modern ornithologists, forming the type of a genus Glareola, founded by M. Brisson in 1760, belonging to the group Limicolae, and constituting to- gether with the coursers (Cursonius) a separate family, Glareolidae. The pratincoles, of which some eight or nine species have been described, are all small birds, slendegly built and mostly delicatelycoloured, with a short stout bill, a wide gape, long pointed wings, The literature of the Sanskrit drama is given under SANSKRIT. www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PR/PRATINCOLE.htm   (754 words)

Pratincole -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) The Pratincoles are a group of (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) birds which together with the (Swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa) coursers make up the family Glareolidae. They have short bills, which is an adaptation to aerial feeding. Like the coursers, the pratincoles are found in warmer parts of the Old World. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/pratincole.htm   (100 words)

Glareola ocularis - Madagascar Pratincole AEWA - African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement -- Glareola ocularis Madagascar Pratincole. ADW: Glareola ocularis: Classification -- Glareola ocularis (Madagascar pratincole). Bird Species Recorded - Non-passerines2 -- Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole 5 25 49 120 128 190. www.wildmadagascar.org /wildlife/species/birds/Glareola_ocularis.html   (149 words)

locust bird --  Encyclopædia Britannica any of various African birds that eat grasshoppers and locusts, especially the fl-winged pratincole (see pratincole). Pratincoles are about 20 cm (8 inches) long and are brown with a white rump; the tail is forked, and the wings are long and pointed. Pratincoles feed on insects at twilight, flying over rivers and lakes in Europe, Africa,... www.britannica.com /eb/article-9048713?tocId=9048713   (751 words)

Encyclopedia of Australia: Australian Pratincole@ HighBeam Research With long narrow wings, the Australian pratincole is a graceful, highly aerial shorebird which favours open areas in inland locations. Unusually for a pratincole species, the Australian pratincole has quite long legs and forages on the ground, being capable of running quickly. They spend winter in tropical northern Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea and move south in the spring to nest in temperate south eastern... highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:29435498&...   (146 words)

Collared Pratincole, Glareola pratincola We've seen it several times around swamp edges at Amboseli where the birds above were photographed. Very similar in appearance to the Black-winged Pratincole, but has more red in the beak. The fl-winged is more easily distinguished in flight by the entirely fl underside of the wing. www.kenyabirds.org.uk /prat-a.htm   (112 words)

Dutch Birding - Identification of Collared Pratincole and Oriental Pratincole - a critical review of characters Identification of Collared Pratincole and Oriental Pratincole - a critical review of characters Little attention was ever paid to the identification of Oriental Pratincole [Glareola maldivarum] (hereafter maldivarum) until the most recent generation of field guides was published. Pratincole identification: general remarks * Field conditions * Moult and plumages * Characters of [maldivarum] ( www.eurobirding.com /birdingmagazines/artinfo.php?id=7942   (315 words)

Kamusi - Search Results The results for 'pratincole' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result. fl-winged pratincole, pl fl-winged pratincoles { Swahili: bwabwaja bawa-jeusi, pl bwabwaja bawa-jeusi } [Terminology: ornithology] Madagascar pratincole, pl Madagascar pratincoles { Swahili: bwabwaja Bukini, pl bwabwaja Bukini } [Terminology: ornithology] research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=pratincole&EngP=1   (194 words)

Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae): Birds Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) - Images and Sound. Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) - Text and Image. Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae) - Text and Images. www.infochembio.ethz.ch /links/en/zool_voegel_rennvoegel.html   (105 words)

Avian Demography Unit: Results: Redwinged Pratincole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) The Redwinged (or Collared) Pratincole is a Palearctic visitor and intra-African migrant. Number of Redwinged Pratincoles ringed per year with SAFRING rings Note that a total of 70 (average 17.5 per year) were ringed in the period 1970-73; the individual year totals are not known. web.uct.ac.za /depts/stats/adu/safring/results/0281.htm   (153 words)

Collared Pratincole - Glareola pratincola Click here to view more images of the Collared Pratincole Search the gallery for photos of the Collared Pratincole Location: Ulcinj, Montenegro, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea (Montenegro and Serbia were formed in 2003 when the Yugoslavia Republic disbanded and dissolved) www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=2342   (134 words)

Oriental Pratincole - Glareola maldivarum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) Click here to go to the forums home page and find out more. Click here to view more images of the Oriental Pratincole Search the gallery for photos of the Oriental Pratincole www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=5724   (110 words)

Avian Demography Unit: Results: Rock Pratincole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) Number of Rock Pratincoles ringed per year with SAFRING rings Ring sizes used: 7 with 3.0 mm rings Map of localities where Rock Pratincoles have been ringed, 1975-2001 web.uct.ac.za /depts/stats/adu/safring/results/0283.htm   (45 words)

Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Collared Pratincole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Collared Pratincole World Bird Guide :: Pratincoles and Coursers :: Collared Pratincole Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors www.mangoverde.com /birdsound/spec/spec59-11.html   (70 words)

Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Australian Pratincole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20) Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Australian Pratincole World Bird Guide :: Pratincoles and Coursers :: Australian Pratincole Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information www.mangoverde.com /birdsound/spec/spec59-10.html   (41 words)

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