Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
- Family
- Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The Madagascar pratincole (Glareola ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.
It is a migratory species, breeding across Madagascar (except in the country’s extreme south-west) before migrating to East Africa during the austral winter (May-August), where it is mainly found near the coast between Somalia and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, rocky shores, and intertidal marshes; as it migrates to the coast of East Africa.
It is the rarest species in the Glareola genus, and is threatened by habitat loss.
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Range and habitat
Breeds rocky coastal and river islets of northwestern and eastern Madagascar; winters coasts and estuaries of eastern Africa from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Madagascar pratincole
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
