Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
RiverineScrapeSmall · 40 g
ID tip
This bird has short legs, long pointed wings and a short tail. Its short bill is an adaptation to aerial feeding. On the ground, it looks mainly pale grey (hence lactea, milky). The crown of the head is brown. The wings are grey above with black primaries and black and white bars at the rear edge of the inner flight feathers. The underwings are mainly black. The tail is white with a black terminal triangle. The belly is white.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Small Pratincole
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Small Pratincole
The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Qatar.
About the Small Pratincole
The small pratincole, little pratincole, or small Indian pratincole is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Australian PratincoleGlareola isabellaThe Australian pratincole is a medium-sized slender shorebird with long legs, long pointed wings and a short decurved bill.
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniIt is 24–28 cm (9.4–11.0 in) long, with short legs, long pointed wings and a forked tail.
Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisThe rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a native African wading bird.
Side by side: Collared Pratincole vs Small Pratincole · Oriental Pratincole vs Small Pratincole · Australian Pratincole vs Small Pratincole · Black-winged Pratincole vs Small Pratincole · Rock Pratincole vs Small Pratincole
Learn the Small Pratincole in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.