Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pratincoles and Coursers :: Black-winged Pratincole

Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

Described by: Fischer (1842)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Collared Pratincole, Large Indian Pratincole
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Jaltyrkol Lake, Jangala Region, West Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan - Jun 17, 2006 © Askar Isabekov  Jaltyrkol Lake, Jangala Region, West Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan - Jun 17, 2006 © Askar Isabekov  Kamysh-Samar Lakes, Jangala Region, West Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan - Jun 25, 2006 © Askar Isabekov  Kamysh-Samar Lakes, Jangala Region, West Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan - Jun 25, 2006 © Askar Isabekov  Kamysh-Samar Lakes, Jangala Region, West Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan - Jun 25, 2006 © Askar Isabekov 
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Range

E. Europe to w. Asia;
Hungary and Romania e. through Ukraine to sw. Russia (Volga River Valley), n. Iraq, n. Caspian Sea area, n Caucasus, n. Kazakhstan, Kirghiz steppes and sw. Siberia (Altai region).
On migration occurs in coastal plain of Israel, Iran, Nigeria, Sudan, w. Kenya, w. Uganda, Zaire, Angola, w. Zambia, and less frequently in Malawi, and Zimbabwe.
Winters in s. Africa in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, and irregularly in w. Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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