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Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
(G. p. pratincola)
| Armenian Name: | Մարգագետնային ծիծառակտցար |
|---|---|
| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 24 for Collared Pratincole and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 25 cm, Wing Span:60-65 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 149. |
| Description: | Small bill, long wings, and forked tail that equals or exceeds tip of folded wing. Brown-red underwing coverts are best field mark for identification, but difficult to see. White trailing edge to wing. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Gray-brown above; chin and throat pale, outlined in black. Bill is black with extensive red at base. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Throat line broken into streaks. |
| Juvenile: | Streaked throat and breast. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Black-winged Pratincole by upperwing contrast, white trailing edge to wing, more red on bill, longer tail equals or exceeds tip of folded wing. |
| Behavior: | Catches insects with agile swallow-like flight; seldom enters even shallow water. |
| Habitat: | Near water in sandy-clay semidesert or mountain steppe. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup on ground with little or no lining. |
| Eggs: | 32 mm, 2-4, yellow-white, black-brown and purple blotches. |
