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Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
| Armenian Name: | Տափաստանային ծիծառակտցար |
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| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 24 for Black-winged Pratincole and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 25 cm, Wing Span:60-68 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 150. |
| Description: | Shows tail equal to or shorter than tip of folded wing. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Dark brown with greenish tint above, mostly black bill with tiny patch of red at base. In flight, shows black underwing, dark trailing edge, white rump, and forked tail; black wing linings are often difficult to see. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Broken throat line; breast mottled with gray-brown. |
| Juvenile: | Streaked throat and breast. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Collared Pratincole by lack of contrast between upperwing coverts and blackish flight feathers, black underwing, and tail equal to or shorter than tip of folded wing. |
| Behavior: | Gathers in flocks to feed on insect swarms. |
| Habitat: | Sandy-clay semidesert, wet meadows; mountain steppe wetlands overgrown with saltwort. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Shallow ground scrape with or without lining. |
| Eggs: | 32 mm, 3, grayish-yellow, dark brown and purple spots. |
