Grey Pratincole
Glareola cinereaFraser, L, 1843
English (US) Gray Pratincole
UK name: Grey Pratincole
The Grey Pratincole (Glareola cinerea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Glareolidae (Coursers and Pratincoles) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: rivers of Mali to Cameroon, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern AngolaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Glareola cinerea
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Pratincole
- English (UK)
- Grey Pratincole
- Described by
- Fraser, L, 1843
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Fraser, L, 1843
- Type locality
- Mouth of the River Nun, i.e. the Niger.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.121 p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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