Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) - HBW 3, p. 382
French: Glaréole malgache
German: Madagaskarbrachschwalbe
Spanish: Canastera Malgache
Taxonomy: Glareola ocularis J. Verreaux, 1833, Madagascar.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Madagascar, except extreme S & SW. Non-breeding visitor to E Africa from S Somalia to N Mozambique, mainly in coastal Kenya (dunes N of Malindi) and Tanzania.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Bird resting on rocks
Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 5 November 2010 22 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male and female resting together at dusk on boulders along the river.
Locality Betsiboka River, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
Christian Boix Hinzen 15 October 2007 2 years ago 3
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