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.
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One bird calling and bobbing animatedly on a rock Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Rob Hutchinson 23 October 2012 27 weeks ago 45 sec 4.4 -
Calling bird on rock Locality Madagascar
mark sutton 21 weeks ago 12 sec 4.1
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Bird resting on rocks
Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar
Dubi Shapiro 5 November 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Male and female resting together at dusk on boulders along the river.
Locality Betsiboka River, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
Christian Boix Hinzen 15 October 2007 3 years ago 4
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Calls by two individuals, close to the sea. Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar
(Monotypic species)
Rob Hutchinson 23 October 2012 15 weeks ago 4
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