Somali Courser vs Madagascar Pratincole

Cursorius somalensis 比較対象 Glareola ocularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Somali Courser Madagascar Pratincole
学名 Cursorius somalensis Glareola ocularis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Glareolidae Glareolidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
体重 100.0 g (3.53 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

Somali Courser only

Madagascar Pratincole only

保全状況

Least Concern

Somali Courser

Near Threatened

Madagascar Pratincole

About These Birds

Somali Courser

Somali Courser: 20–23 cm, pale sandy courser with buff-white underparts and a white supercilium restricted to the arid Horn of Africa—Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. Inhabits dry open plains and semi-desert. Insectivorous; runs rapidly on long legs. Largely sedentary in semi-arid habitat. Resembles Cream-coloured Courser.

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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