Cream-coloured Courser vs Madagascar Pratincole

Cursorius cursor comparado con Glareola ocularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Cream-coloured Courser Madagascar Pratincole
Nombre científico Cursorius cursor Glareola ocularis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Glareolidae Glareolidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 30,3 cm (11.9 in) 38,1 cm (15.0 in)
Peso 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 103,0 g (3.63 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Cream-coloured Courser only

Madagascar Pratincole only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Near Threatened

Madagascar Pratincole

About These Birds

Cream-coloured Courser

Cream-coloured Courser: 21–24 cm, elegantly pale sandy-buff courser with a curved bill, grey hindneck, black-and-white eye-stripe, and black primary tips. Inhabits sandy and stony deserts from the Canary Islands and North Africa east to Central Asia. Feeds on beetles and invertebrates. Partly migratory; some winter south of the Sahara.

Madagascar Pratincole

Madagascar Pratincole: 22–25 cm, dark brown pratincole with a white supercilium, white belly, and reddish-brown underwings. Breeds on rocky rivers of Madagascar; migrates to winter on the East African coast from Kenya to Mozambique. Aerial insectivore. Regional migrant between Madagascar and East Africa. NT.

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