adult, winter plumage, taken at Dayuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, on 9/10/2012
sub-adult, winter plumage, taken at Dayuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, on 9/10/2012
Oriental Pratincole v.s. Little Ringed Plovers
Oriental Pratincole v.s. Wood Sandpiper
video recorded at Dayuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, on 9/10/2012
Chinese name: | 燕鴴 |
English name: | Oriental Pratincole |
Nickname: | |
Scientific name: | Glareola maldivarum |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Glareolidae |
Species status: | Species |
Conservation status: | IUCN lists it as Least Concern, but Taiwan Council of Agriculture of Executive Yuan lists it as "Class III - Other Conservation-Deserving Wildlife". |
Migration status: | migratory birds in Summer |
Frequency of appearance: | Uncommon in Taiwan |
Foods: | insects |
Habitat: | wetlands, wet farm fields, dry farm fields, seashores |
Altitude: | Low altitudes |
Behavior: | Often appear in flocks near wetlands, wet farm fields, etc. Like swallows, they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing. They can play dead or hurt and then run away from enemies when they have a chance. |
Characteristics: | General Characteristics: About 23 cm long. The upperpart is mainly brown,and the underpart is mainly white and light brown. Summer plumage: A thin long black stripe runs from below the eye, along the side neck, to the lower part of the throat, looking like a black necklet. Most part of the bill is black, except the base, which is red. Wings are brown. Back is light brown. Back neck, throat, breast and upper belly are light milk brown. Front neck and lower belly are milky. Tail is blackish brown. Winter plumage: The black necklet disappear or become unapparent. Bill is entirely black. Wings are brown. Back, throat, neck and breast are light brown. Similar species: |
Breeding places: | Its range covers Indo-Pacific Islands, parts of northern Australia and parts of Australian inlands, Sri Lanka, etc. |
Migration destinations: | Summering in China, Mongolia, the border areas between eastern Rusia and China, North Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Indian sub-continent, etc. |
Time photographed: | 9/10/2012 |
Location found: | Dayuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan |
Sources: | Internet |
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