Rock pratincole
Glareola nuchalis G. R. Gray, 1849
The rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a species in the family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 62.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the rock pratincole
- Weight
- 62.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.78 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rock pratincole live?
Not recorded
What is the rock pratincole?
The rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Rock pratincole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_pratincole&oldid=1315243699), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the rock pratincole endangered?
The rock 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 rock pratincole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyGlareolidae
- genusGlareola
- SpeciesGlareola nuchalis G. R. Gray, 1849
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- ROPREnglish
- WithalssprinkaanvoëlAfrikaans
- أبو اليسر الصخريArabic
- Glareell-garregBreton
- perdiu de mar fumadaCatalan
- ouhorlík skalníCzech
- cwtiad wennol y graigWelsh
- Hvidnakket BraksvaleDanish
- HalsbandbrachschwalbeGerman
- Halsband-BrachschwalbeGerman
- roka glareoloEsperanto
- Canastera sombríaSpanish
- kalju-pääsujooksurEstonian
- kivikkopääskykahlaajaFinnish
- Glaréole auréoléeFrench
- mrka pješčarkaCroatian
- kövi székicsérHungarian
- Pernice di mare di rocciaItalian
- Pernice di mare dal collare biancoItalian
- エリジロツバメチドリJapanese
- uolinė kregždūnėLithuanian
- rotsvorkstaartplevierDutch
- steinbrakksvaleNorwegian
- żwirowiec skalnyPolish
- perdiz-do-mar-escuraPortuguese
- Скальная тиркушкаRussian
- Белошейная тиркушкаRussian
- prieložník golierikatýSlovak
- Kamenjarski zijavacSerbian
- klippvadarsvalaSwedish
- Küçük Kara BataklıkkırlangıcıTurkish
- дерихвіст скельнийUkrainian
- 乌燕鸻Chinese
- 白頸燕鴴Chinese
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Relatives of the rock 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
Grey pratincole
Glareola cinerea
Madagascar pratincole
Glareola ocularis
CompareRock pratincole vs Collared pratincoleRock pratincole vs Black-winged pratincoleRock pratincole vs Oriental pratincoleRock pratincole vs Small pratincole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rock pratincole?
An adult rock pratincole weighs 62.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rock pratincole endangered?
The rock 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 rock pratincole?
The rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) 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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