Biology:Madagascan pratincole

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Short description: Species of bird

Madagascan pratincole
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Glareolidae
Genus: Glareola
Species:
G. ocularis
Binomial name
Glareola ocularis
(Verreaux, 1833)

The Madagascan pratincole (Glareola ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It is found in Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar , Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, possibly Mauritius, and possibly RĂ©union. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, rocky shores, and intertidal marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1275482 entry