Little Pratincole (Glareola lactea)

Other Names (World)
Little Pratincole, Small Pratincole, Small Indian Pratincole, Milky Pratincole, Swallow-plover

Family
Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)

Size
16 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1820

Habitat
Rivers, streams and creeks. Also, larger freshwater lakes, estuaries, saltmarshes. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Laos (B), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran [Islamic Republic of], United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan, through India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to south-central China (southern Yunnan), and thence southern and south-eastern through Myanmar to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) [XC415707]
by Peter Boesman from Tambon Nong Ya Plong, Amphoe Nong Ya Plong, Chang Wat Phetchaburi, Thailand (call)

Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) [XC157742]
by Sagar Adhurya from Bhandariya Nana, Amreli, Gujarat, India (flight call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Little Pratincole (Glareola lactea) - 10 files

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