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Oriental pratincole

Birds

The oriental pratincole, also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wading bird in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Glareola maldivarum 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Body Size Band
Small 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 6
Lifespan
4.4 7
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriiformes, Taxa
Source Oriental pratincole (Wikidata)
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Found In

Australia

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Denmark

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New Zealand

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North America

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Norway

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South Asia

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Taiwan

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Marine
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3. Oriental pratincole (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q116708 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Charadriiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Oriental pratincole (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: glareola maldivarum
    4331 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Glareolidae Coursers and pratincoles 60 BL3 Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 33 33 33 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 75.2 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Glareola maldivarum, Nocturnal column
    Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 33 33 33 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Glareola maldivarum
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 4.4 years (wild)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Glareola
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1630
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1630
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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