Cream-coloured Courser vs Madagascar Pratincole

Cursorius cursor comparé à Glareola ocularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Cream-coloured Courser Madagascar Pratincole
Nom scientifique Cursorius cursor Glareola ocularis
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Glareolidae Glareolidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Near Threatened
Longueur
Envergure 30,3 cm (11.9 in) 38,1 cm (15.0 in)
Poids 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 103,0 g (3.63 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Cream-coloured Courser only

Madagascar Pratincole only

Statut de conservation

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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