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title: "Collared Pratincole"
description: "Glareola pratincola — Uccelli. The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/collared-pratincole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Collared Pratincole

> Glareola pratincola — Uccelli. The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.

- Scientific name: *Glareola pratincola*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3891
- Wikidata: [Q330310](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330310)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4604](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4604)

## Names

- en: Collared Pratincole
- de: Rotflügelbrachschwalbe
- es: Canastera
- fr: Glaréole à collier
- nl: Vorkstaartplevier
- pt: Perdiz-do-mar-comum
- pl: Żwirowiec łąkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ES (790), ZA (302), FR (233), UA (160), GR (136), RU (135), BW (125), DZ (125), PT (117), IT (108), KE (89), TZ (89)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_pratincole

## Photo

![Collared Pratincole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-pratincole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388570321

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/collared-pratincole?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).