Cream-coloured Courser vs Black-winged Pratincole

Cursorius cursor comparé à Glareola nordmanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Cream-coloured Courser Black-winged Pratincole
Nom scientifique Cursorius cursor Glareola nordmanni
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Glareolidae Glareolidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Near Threatened
Longueur
Envergure 30,3 cm (11.9 in) 39,2 cm (15.4 in)
Poids 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 94,5 g (3.33 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Cream-coloured Courser only

Black-winged Pratincole only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Near Threatened

Black-winged 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.

Black-winged Pratincole

Black-winged Pratincole: 24–28 cm, similar to Collared Pratincole but with entirely black underwings and no chestnut in wing-linings. Breeds on dry steppes of Kazakhstan and southern Russia; migrates to winter in sub-Saharan Africa. NT. Aerial insectivore. Declining due to steppe cultivation. Long-distance migrant.

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