Listen to the Oriental pratincole
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About the Oriental pratincole
The Oriental pratincole is a bird in the family Glareolidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 61 cm and weigh around 76 g.
What does the Oriental pratincole sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.
Frequently asked questions
What does an Oriental pratincole sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Oriental pratincole on this page, including its flight call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Oriental pratincole endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Oriental pratincole as “least concern”.
What family does the Oriental pratincole belong to?
The Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) belongs to the family Glareolidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Kolkata, Rajarhat, West Bengal by Sudipto Roy – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q116708 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Oriental pratincole – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0