Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Glareolidae — Coursers, Pratincoles

Collared Pratincole, Glareola pratincola, breeds in Africa and in patchy parts of the western and central Palearctic, using temperate to tropical grassland close to water. It spends the non-breeding season in Africa. A member of the Glareolidae, it is a wader in the Charadriiformes. The species was first described by Linnaeus in 1766. It is one of the pratincoles that can be hard to separate from similar species, so clear views are needed for identification.

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Glareolidae — Coursers, Pratincoles
Breeding range
Africa, Palearctic: patchily s temperate to tropical grassland near water, w, c Palearctic and Africa
Nonbreeding range
Africa
Collared Pratincole
© Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tours where you can spot this bird

30 tours in Portugal 14, Spain 8, Azerbaijan 2, Greece 1, Kenya 1, Hungary 1, Bulgaria 1, South Africa 1, Namibia 1

Private Custom Birding Tour in the Valencian Community
Private Custom Birding Tour in the Valencian Community
Spain / Valencia Private tour

A tailor-made private outing with a professional local guide, choosing among the Valencian Community’s wetlands, forests, mountains, coast...

Eight-Day Lesvos Spring Migration Birding Tour
Eight-Day Lesvos Spring Migration Birding Tour
Greece / Skala Kalloni Group tour 8 days

Experience Lesvos at the height of spring migration on an eight-day birding tour based in Skala Kalloni, with seven nights, all meals and fi...

From GBP 1,450
Early Morning Birding in Seville
Early Morning Birding in Seville
Spain / Seville Private tour 5h

A private five-hour early-morning birding outing near Seville during the main spring and summer season....

From EUR 210
Seville Birding Big Day
Seville Birding Big Day
Spain / Seville Private tour 11h

An intensive private eleven-hour birding day designed to record a broad range of species near Seville....

From EUR 375
Northern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Northern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Seville Private tour 9h

A private half- or full-day birding trip from Seville into the northern marshes and farmland of Doñana....

From EUR 210
Biosphere Reserve Odiel Marshes Birding
Biosphere Reserve Odiel Marshes Birding
Spain / Huelva Private tour 4h

Explore the Odiel Marshes on a private half-day through saltmarsh, tidal channels and lagoons rich in waders, raptors and seasonal migrants....

From EUR 50
Private Tana Delta Birding Day with Ibrahim Hiri
Private Tana Delta Birding Day with Ibrahim Hiri
Kenya Private tour 1 day

Explore the Tana River Delta privately with local guide Ibrahim Hiri, combining wetland, grassland, mangrove and forest-edge birding as cond...

Kiskunsag National Park Birdwatching Day Trip
Kiskunsag National Park Birdwatching Day Trip
Hungary / Kecskemet Private tour 8h

Spend a private day across Kiskunsag’s puszta, sodic lakes, fishponds and floodplain edges, choosing sites around the season and priority ...

From EUR 100
Private Eastern Spain Multi-Day Birding Holiday
Private Eastern Spain Multi-Day Birding Holiday
Spain Private tour 4 days

A tailor-made eastern Spain holiday combining Mediterranean wetlands, inland peaks, open plains and coastal birding....

3 Day Trip - Southern Azerbaijan
3 Day Trip - Southern Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan / Lankaran Group tour 3 days

A three-day southern Azerbaijan circuit linking Shirvan steppe, Talysh forest, Gizilagaj wetlands and Gobustan, with two nights based in Lan...

From USD 1,250
Day trip - Gizilagaj National Park
Day trip - Gizilagaj National Park
Azerbaijan / Baku Private tour 1 day

A long birding day from Baku through Mahmudchala Lake, Gizilagaj’s Caspian wetlands and nearby Hirkan forest for waders, waterbirds and wo...

From USD 340
Short-break Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

Five days of field photography across Tagus and Sado wetlands, Castro Verde’s open plains and the rocky Guadiana country, beginning and en...

Week-long Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 8 days

An eight-day bird-photography journey from Lisbon through the Tagus and Sado estuaries, Castro Verde, Guadiana Valley and the Algarve wetlan...

12 Days Spain Birdwatching Programme
12 Days Spain Birdwatching Programme
Spain / Seville Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group Spain circuit joining Extremadura’s plains and raptor cliffs with Doñana wetlands, Odiel Marshes and migration watch...

Short-break Birds and Conservation Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Birds and Conservation Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

A five-day small-group birding and conservation programme linking Tagus Estuary fieldwork with Guadiana Valley and Castro Verde monitoring a...

Short-break Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

A five-day small-group route from Lisbon through the Tagus Estuary, Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley, returning via the Sado Estuary wetland...

Week-long Birds and Dragonflies Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Birds and Dragonflies Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Faro Group tour 8 days

An eight-day small-group natural-history circuit from Faro through Alentejo and Algarve birding sites, with a parallel focus on dragonflies ...

Aveiro Lagoon Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Aveiro Lagoon Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Portugal / Aveiro Private tour 1 day

A full-day private trip from Porto to Aveiro Lagoon, exploring salt marshes, mudflats, dunes, brackish channels and adjoining freshwater far...

From EUR 300
Barrinha de Esmoriz and Douro Estuary Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Barrinha de Esmoriz and Douro Estuary Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Portugal / Porto Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding from Porto, combining Barrinha de Esmoriz’s coastal lagoon with selected habitats around the Douro Es...

From EUR 160
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Portugal / Faro Private tour 1 day

A flexible private Algarve birding day built around Salgados, Ria de Alvor, Cape St. Vincent or the Monchique uplands, depending on season a...

Southwest Spain Private Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Southwest Spain Private Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Spain / Huelva Private tour 1 day

A full-day private excursion from the eastern Algarve to the wetlands of southwest Spain, with birding shaped around Odiel Marshes or the Do...

From EUR 360
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Portugal / Castro Verde Private tour 1 day

Full-day private birding from the Algarve into Castro Verde and the Guadiana Valley, linking open steppe with oak country, river valleys and...

From EUR 340
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Faro Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding in the eastern Algarve, centered on the wetlands of Ria Formosa and Castro Marim within easy reach of F...

From EUR 160
Lisbon Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Lisbon Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Portugal / Lisbon Private tour 1 day

A customizable private birding day from Lisbon, selecting one of several coastal, wetland, mountain or inland destinations to match season a...

Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from Lisbon
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from Lisbon
Portugal / Castro Verde Private tour 1 day

A full-day private journey from Lisbon to the Castro Verde plains and Guadiana Valley for steppe birds, vultures, eagles and Mediterranean s...

From EUR 380
Sado Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Sado Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Setubal Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day exploration of the Sado Estuary, combining tidal wetlands, rice fields, dunes and Mediterranean woodland just b...

From EUR 190
Tagus Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Tagus Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Lisbon Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding from Lisbon across the Tagus Estuary’s mudflats, salt pans, reedbeds, rice fields and wooded margins....

From EUR 160
Birding around Bourgas: Day Tours
Birding around Bourgas: Day Tours
Bulgaria / Bourgas Private tour 1 day

Flexible private birding day tours around Bourgas, exploring coastal wetlands, forests and other productive habitats with local guide Iordan...

From EUR 150
8-Day St Lucia and Sani Pass Birding Tour
8-Day St Lucia and Sani Pass Birding Tour
South Africa / Durban Private tour 8 days

An 8-day KwaZulu-Natal birding itinerary linking Umdoni, Oribi Gorge, Ingeli Forest, Sani Pass, Eshowe, St Lucia and iSimangaliso....

Southern Africa Birding Expedition: Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls with Birding Ecotours
Southern Africa Birding Expedition: Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls with Birding Ecotours
Namibia / Walvis Bay Group tour 18 days

An 18-day birding expedition from Namibia's Atlantic coast through Etosha and the Okavango Panhandle to Victoria Falls, combining desert nea...

From USD 10,206