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Common Name

Rock Pratincole

Alternate Names

Common Type

Pratincole

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Glareolidae

Genus

Glareola

Species

nuchalis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Rock Pratincol Angola,

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Migratory based upon water levels

Preferred Habitat

Rocks along embankments of rivers ad lakes

Distribution and Range

Breed on the equatorial coastal regions of South Africa then move north during the winter.

Food

Feed on the wing for flies, moths, ants, beetles, grasshoppers and cicadas.

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