Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Glareolidae
Genus
Glareola
Species
pratincola
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Collared Pratincol Angola, Iraq
Number of Sub-Species
Two Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Open country but often near water.
Distribution and Range
Breed in diverse locations of southern Europe and western Asia then winter in equitorial Africa and southern east Africa coast.
Food
Usually hunt for insects on the wing but also feed on the ground.