List of Birds of Great Britain - Pratincoles and Coursers

Pratincoles and Coursers

Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Glareolidae

A family of slender, long-winged wading birds. There are 17 species worldwide, 4 in Britain.

Common name Binomial Status
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor A rare vagrant
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola A rare vagrant
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum A rare vagrant
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni A rare vagrant

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