Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusGlareola (Typical Pratincoles)
- SpeciesGlareola pratincola (Collared Pratincole)
The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. As with other pratincoles, it is native to the Old World. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Pratincole sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 260 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Collared Pratincole in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Pratincole sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 260 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Collared Pratincole in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Collared Pratincole in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.