Coursers, Pratincoles

Small Pratincole

Glareola lactea

The Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) is a 40 g river bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Coursers, Pratincoles

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

40 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

13

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