CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Glareola maldivarum  

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
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© Kay Parkin 2017
Tolderol Game Reserve, SA (Dec, 2017)

An opportunity arose to see this rare vagrant in SA was too good to pass up. It only took a few minutes to locate this bird which was lucky as it can camouflage itself very well.

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Oriental Pratincole