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Typical Pratincoles
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Typical Pratincoles

Glareola

Glareola is a genus of birds in the family Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Collared Pratincole

speciesGlareola pratincola

Oriental Pratincole

speciesGlareola maldivarum

Small Pratincole

speciesGlareola lactea

Black-winged Pratincole

speciesGlareola nordmanni

Australian Pratincole

speciesGlareola isabella

Rock Pratincole

speciesGlareola nuchalis

Madagascar Pratincole

speciesGlareola ocularis

Gray Pratincole

speciesGlareola cinerea

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4600.