Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea)

Other Names (World)
Grey Pratincole, Gray Pratincole, Cream-colored Pratincole , Cream-coloured Pratincole

Family
Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)

Size
18 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Fraser, 1843

Habitat
Inland wetlands, including rivers, streams, creeks. Also, larger freshwater lakes, estuaries and mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso (B) (NB), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea (B) (NB), Gabon, Mali, Niger, Nigeria.

Vagrant to Ghana, Togo.

Large rivers and coasts: Mali and Niger to Ghana, Cameroon, western Zaire and north-western Angola.

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

Population
Estimated population is 11,000 - 35,000 (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction (building of dams) and human disturbance are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea) [XC132439]
by id from Sanaga-Maritime, Littoral Region, Cameroon (parades et poursuites)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Little Pratincole (Glareola lactea). Birds from upper R Niger, with more cinnamon on nape and breast, may merit separation as subspecies colorata.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea) - 10 files

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