Grey pratincole
Glareola cinerea Fraser, 1843
The grey pratincole (Glareola cinerea) is a species in the family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 37.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey pratincole
- Weight
- 37.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- riverinesrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grey pratincole live?
Not recorded
What is the grey pratincole?
The grey pratincole (Glareola cinerea) is a species of bird, in the family Glareolidae.
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Is the grey pratincole endangered?
The grey 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. What the categories mean.
How is the grey pratincole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyGlareolidae
- genusGlareola
- SpeciesGlareola cinerea Fraser, 1843
Synonyms Glareola cinerea cinerea, Glareola cinerea colorata
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Gray pratincoleEnglish
- GRPREnglish
- أبو اليسر الرماديArabic
- perdiu de mar grisaCatalan
- ouhorlík bělolícíCzech
- cwtiad-wennol llwydWelsh
- Grå BraksvaleDanish
- GraubrachschwalbeGerman
- Grau-BrachschwalbeGerman
- griza blankvanga glareoloEsperanto
- Canastera grisSpanish
- hõbe-pääsujooksurEstonian
- harmaapääskykahlaajaFinnish
- Glaréole griseFrench
- sivoleđa pješčarkaCroatian
- hamvas székicsérHungarian
- Pernice di mare grigiaItalian
- ハイイロツバメチドリJapanese
- pilkšvoji kregždūnėLithuanian
- grijze vorkstaartplevierDutch
- gråbrakksvaleNorwegian
- żwirowiec popielatyPolish
- perdiz-do-mar-cinzentaPortuguese
- Серая тиркушкаRussian
- prieložník sivýSlovak
- Sivi zijavacSerbian
- grå vadarsvalaSwedish
- Akça BataklıkkırlangıcıTurkish
- дерихвіст попелястийUkrainian
- 白翅燕鴴Chinese
- 黄颈灰燕鸻Chinese
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Relatives of the grey pratincole
Other species in the same genus Glareola.
Collared pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Black-winged pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Oriental pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Small pratincole
Glareola lactea
Rock pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Madagascar pratincole
Glareola ocularis
CompareGrey pratincole vs Collared pratincoleGrey pratincole vs Black-winged pratincoleGrey pratincole vs Oriental pratincoleGrey pratincole vs Small pratincole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey pratincole?
An adult grey pratincole weighs 37.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey pratincole endangered?
The grey 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 grey pratincole?
The grey pratincole (Glareola cinerea) belongs to the family Glareolidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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