Black-winged Pratincole

Their most unusual feature of the pratincoles is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground.

The Black-winged Pratincole is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

* Black-winged Pratincole, wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae * Black-winged Red Bishop, resident breeding bird species in tropical Africa from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola and Tanzania * Black-winged Stilt, large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae See also - * Black Wings More

The Black-winged Pratincole, Glareola nordmanni, is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. Their most unusual feature of the pratincoles is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. Black-winged Pratincole is a bird of open country, and is often seen near water in the evening, hawking for insects. This pratincole is found in warmer parts of south east Europe and south west Asia. More

has a chestnut underwing, and Black-winged Pratincole which shares the black upperwing flight feathers and lack of a white trailing edge to the wing. These features are not always readily seen in the field, especially as the chestnut underwing appears black unless excellent views are obtained. G. maldivarum On the 7th of February 2004, 2.5 million Oriental Pratincoles were recorded on Eighty Mile Beach in Australia's north-west by the Australasian Wader Studies Group. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Black-winged Pratincole is classed as Mega: species that have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. More

The Black-winged Pratincole is a globally threatened bird which migrates to Botswana during our summer months. It travels in flocks that opportunistically seek out suitable short grass areas near water where the birds rest and feed on arrival. At present, the long-dry Mopipi reservoir right near Mopipi Village is extensively but shallowly flooded due to good local rains, creating ideal habitat for these birds. More