Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) [XC789384]
by Paul Archer from Pla\u00e7a Vila VNG - Catalunya, Spain (nocturnal flight call)
Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) [XC822111]
by Sergi Carreras from Salgados do Fialho (ETAR de Faro), Faro District, Portugal (flight call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Britain or Ireland.
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Nest
A shallow scrape in the ground, in bare open areas.
Eggs (Guide)
3; smooth, not glossy, cream with dark spots, blotches and streaks.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) and Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni), although some authorities exclude latter from the superspecies.
Possible subspecies boweni of western Africa included in fuelleborni.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
pratincola (Linnaeus, 1766) - Southern Europe to Pakistan. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa, north of 5° N.
erlangeri Neumann, 1920 - Coastal plains of southern Somalia and northern Kenya.
fuelleborni Neumann, 1910 - Senegal east to southern Kenya and south to Zaire, Namibia and eastern South Africa.
Similar Species
Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) which lacks the dark wingtips and reddish-brown underwing coverts, and has a dull white belly.
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The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
BirdLife International Species Factsheet