Coursers, Pratincoles

Grey Pratincole

Glareola cinerea

The Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea) is a 37 g river bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Coursers, Pratincoles

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

37 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Central African Rep., Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eq. Guinea, Niger.

Where to see it: Kangaba and nearby (Niger river) (Mali); W National Park (Niger); Rusizi Delta Nature Reserve (Burundi); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo); Benoue NP (Cameroon).

Photo: (c) Lucky Okpanachi Atabo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist