Madagascar pratincole  (Glareola ocularis)

Range

As its name suggests, this bird occurs in Madagascar, where it breeds. During winter, it migrates to East Africa where it can be found between southern Somalia and northern Mozambique, particularly in coastal parts of Kenya and Tanzania (2) (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The Madagascar pratincole breeds on rocky islets in rivers, saltmarshes and coastal waters (2) (4). When not breeding, on the African mainland, this bird inhabits coastal areas, the shores of lakes, sandbars in rivers and estuaries, short grasslands and coastal dunes (2), where it has been observed from sea level up to altitudes of 1,500 metres (3).

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