Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernLegendaryInvertebratesRiverineScrapeSmall · 37 g

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea), photo 1 — Photo: Lucky Okpanachi Atabo · CC BY 4.0

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea), photo 2 — Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Nathan Van Cooten, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea), photo 4 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Lucky Okpanachi Atabo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grey Pratincole

The grey pratincole is a species of bird, in the family Glareolidae.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Gabon Cameroon Nigeria Congo - Brazzaville Mali Central African Republic Congo - Kinshasa Equatorial Guinea Niger

When to see it

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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularisThe Madagascar pratincole is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.

Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisThe rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a native African wading bird.

Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniIt is 24–28 cm (9.4–11.0 in) long, with short legs, long pointed wings and a forked tail.

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