Glareola
| Glareola | |
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| Small pratincole, Glareola lactea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Glareolidae |
| Genus: | Glareola Brisson, 1760 |
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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.[1]
The pratincoles are a group of birds consisting of the seven species of this genus and the Australian pratincole, the only species of the genus Stiltia.
Species list
- Genus Glareola
- Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
- Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
- Black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
- Madagascan pratincole (Glareola ocularis)
- Rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis)
- Grey pratincole (Glareola cinerea)
- Small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
References
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