Cream-coloured Courser vs Madagascar Pratincole

Cursorius cursor 比較対象 Glareola ocularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cream-coloured Courser Madagascar Pratincole
学名 Cursorius cursor Glareola ocularis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Glareolidae Glareolidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 30.3 cm (11.9 in) 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
体重 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 103.0 g (3.63 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Cream-coloured Courser only

Madagascar Pratincole only

保全状況

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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