Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Glareolidae |
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BTO Codes:
KM, COLPR
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EURING No: 4650 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
pratincola recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
25 cm
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Wingspan: 62 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 83 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: glarea=gravel and L.: prati=a meadow + colere=to dwell |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS, s Europe, n&c Africa, c Asia, WINTERS: south to s Africa & India |
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Habitat:
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Sparse grassland |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects, especially beetles and grasshoppers/locusts (Orthoptera) |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cumbria, 1807
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
63
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Most Likely to Occur in:
May to July
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Angus & Dundee
(1899),
Highland
(1973),
Outer Hebrides
(1908),
Orkney
(2003),
Shetland
(1974),
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North-east England:
Durham
(1973),
Northumberland
(1983),
East Yorkshire
(1996),
North Yorkshire
(1996),
West Yorkshire
(1989),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(1987),
Lancashire
(2005),
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1977),
Northamptonshire
(1998),
Warwickshire
(1996),
Worcestershire
(1994),
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
(1983),
Cambridgeshire
(2005),
Essex
(2005),
Lincolnshire
(1981),
Norfolk
(2005),
Suffolk
(1997),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2005),
Kent
(2006),
Greater London
(2005),
Surrey
(1983),
East Sussex
(1978),
West Sussex
(2001),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1986),
Devon
(1956),
Dorset
(1992),
Gloucestershire
(1994),
Wiltshire
(1968),
Isles of Scilly
(2000),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1983),
Carmarthen
(2005),
Gower
(1973),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Common Pratincole | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Cwtiadwennol Dorchog |
| Danish: Rřdvinget Braksvale | Dutch: Vorkstaartplevier |
| Finnish: Pääskykahlaaja | French: Glaréole ŕ collier |
| German: Braunflügel-Brachschwalbe | Hungarian: Székicsér |
| Icelandic: Ţernutrítill | Irish: Pratancól Muinceach |
| Italian: Pernice di mare | Norwegian: Brakksvale |
| Polish: Zwirowiec lakowy | Portuguese: Perdiz-do-mar |
| Spanish: Canastera | Swedish: Vadarsvala |
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