Summary ⁷

The Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the Grasshopper-Bird or Swallow-Plover is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.

Range ⁸

E Asia; winters India to SE Asia, Philippines and Australasia.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Charles Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49296659@N00/2412981133
2. (c) K.C. Hung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2904359954_a919116bdc.jpg
3. (c) K.C. Hung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3461898141_d4c7bcb1ce.jpg
4. (c) Kevin Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4829961018_1729abbcdb.jpg
5. (c) Kevin Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4829960812_97d66260ca.jpg
6. (c) Charles Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2412981133_c06d776cb0.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glareola_maldivarum
8. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/25012978

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

Range Map

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