Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis)

Family
Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Verreaux, 1833

Habitat
Rocky shorelines, saltmarshes, tidepools, rivers, streams and creeks. Also, larger freshwater lakes and subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Kenya (NB), Madagascar (B), Mozambique (NB), Somalia (NB), Tanzania [United Republic of] (NB).

Vagrant to Comoros, Ethiopia.

Unknown to Mauritius, R�union.

Madagascar, except extreme southern and south-west. Non-breeding visitor to eastern Africa from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, mainly in coastal Kenya (dunes north of Malindi) and Tanzania.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 5,000 - 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Changes to habitat, especially its breeding areas on the east coast and changes to aquatic ecosystems in Madagascar are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) [XC156624]
by id from Nosy Mangabe, Maroantsetra, Toamasina, Madagascar (alarm call)

Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) [XC842936]
by Mike Nelson from Betsiboka bridge, Mahajanga, Madagascar (alarm call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) which is larger and has chestnut on underparts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) - 10 files

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