Collared pratincole
Glareola pratincola (Linnaeus, 1766)
The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) is a species in the family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 75 g to 84.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the collared pratincole
- Weight
- 75 g – 84.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 60 cm – 70 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 18 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the collared pratincole?
Where does the collared pratincole live?
Not recorded
What is the collared pratincole?
The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. As with other pratincoles, it is native to the Old World.
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Is the collared pratincole endangered?
The collared pratincole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the collared pratincole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyGlareolidae
- genusGlareola
- SpeciesGlareola pratincola (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Glareola limbata, Glareola limbata, Glareola pratincola boweni, Glareola pratincola limbata, Pratincola trachelia
Other names and names in other languages (93)
- Common pratincoleEnglish
- COPREnglish
- Red-winged pratincoleEnglish
- RooivlerksprinkaanvoëlAfrikaans
- أبو اليسرArabic
- أبو اليسر المطوقArabic
- أبو اليسر مطوقArabic
- أبو اليسر أحمر الجناحArabic
- perdiz de marAsturian
- Haçaquyruq cüllütAzerbaijani
- Кафявокрил огърличникBulgarian
- Glareell daneskell ruzBreton
- Perdiu de marCatalan
- perdiu de mar europeaCatalan
- ouhorlík stepníCzech
- cwtiad-wennol dorchogWelsh
- cwtiad-wennol torchogWelsh
- Cwtiad-Wenoliaid TorchogWelsh
- rødvinget braksvaleDanish
- BrachschwalbeGerman
- HalsbandgiarolGerman
- Rostflügelige BrachschwalbeGerman
- Rotflügel-BrachschwalbeGerman
- RotflügelbrachschwalbeGerman
- Rothfüßiges SandhuhnGerman
- ΝεροχελίδονοGreek
- Κοινό ΝεροχελίδονοGreek
- KolumglareoloEsperanto
- ordinara glareoloEsperanto
- CanasteraSpanish
- Canastera comúnSpanish
- kõnnu-pääsujooksurEstonian
- PratinkolaBasque
- گلاریول بال سرخPersian
- pääskykahlaajaFinnish
- VaðtritlaFaroese
- Va›tritlaFaroese
- Glaréole à collierFrench
- Glaréole des prairiesFrench
- Pratancól muinceachIrish
- Perdiz do marGalician
- Pratincoyl coillaraghManx
- שדמיתHebrew
- שדמית אדומת כנףHebrew
- שדמית אדומת-כנףHebrew
- riđokrila pješčarkaCroatian
- Zijavac čičavacCroatian
- székicsérHungarian
- Ծիծառակտցար մարգագետնայինArmenian
- ÞernutrítillIcelandic
- ?ernutrítillIcelandic
- pernice di mareItalian
- ニシツバメチドリJapanese
- მერცხალაGeorgian
- Шабындық қарақасыKazakh
- pievinė kregždūnėLithuanian
- brūnspārnu bezdelīgtārtiņšLatvian
- блатна ластовицаMacedonian
- വാലൻ പെരുമീവൽക്കാടMalayalam
- PerniċjottaMaltese
- Нугын хөгтMongolian
- vorkstaartplevierDutch
- brakksvaleNorwegian Nynorsk
- żwirowiec łąkowyPolish
- perdiz-do-marPortuguese
- Perdiz-do-mar-comumPortuguese
- perdiz-do-mar-ocidentalPortuguese
- Glariel da l'ala cotschnaRomansh
- Ciovlica ruginieRomanian
- ciovică roşiaticăRomanian
- Ciovlică ruginieRomanian
- луговая тиркушкаRussian
- SpálfogálánNorthern Sami
- prieložník stepnýSlovak
- rjava komatna tekicaSlovenian
- bishtdallëndysheAlbanian
- Dallëndyshe detiAlbanian
- dallëndyshja e detitAlbanian
- ZijavacSerbian
- Zijavac - ЗијaвацSerbian
- CaittaSardinian
- rödvingad vadarsvalaSwedish
- BwabwajaSwahili
- Karuvalaya TholkuruviTamil
- นกแอ่นทุ่งขอบปีกขาวThai
- bataklik kirlangiciTurkish
- leThlapelapulaTswana
- Шынаа тир-кужуTuvinian
- Дерихвіст лучнийUkrainian
- Дерихвіст степовийUkrainian
- 領燕鴴Chinese
- 领燕鸻Chinese
- iWambaZulu
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Relatives of the collared pratincole
Other species in the same genus Glareola.
Black-winged pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Oriental pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Small pratincole
Glareola lactea
Rock pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Grey pratincole
Glareola cinerea
Madagascar pratincole
Glareola ocularis
CompareCollared pratincole vs Black-winged pratincoleCollared pratincole vs Oriental pratincoleCollared pratincole vs Small pratincoleCollared pratincole vs Rock pratincole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the collared pratincole?
An adult collared pratincole weighs 75 g – 84.9 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 70 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the collared pratincole endangered?
The collared pratincole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the collared pratincole?
The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) belongs to the family Glareolidae in the order Charadriiformes.
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