Glareola nordmanni
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat for pratincoles. The species name commemorates the Finnish-born zoologist and explorer Alexander von Nordmann.
It is 24–28 cm (9.4–11.0 in) long, with short legs, long pointed wings and a forked tail. It has a short bill, which is an adaptation to aerial feeding. The back and head are brown, and the wings are brown with black flight feathers. The belly is white and the underwings are black. Very good views are needed to distinguish this species from other pratincoles, such as the collared pratincole and the oriental pratincole which may occur in its range. It is marginally larger than the collared pratincole, and is shorter-tailed and longer legged. Although the dark underwing and lack of a white trailing edge to the wing are diagnostic, these features are not always readily seen in the field, especially as the chestnut underwing of the collared pratincole appears black unless excellent views are obtained.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Pratincole sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 191st most-seen of the 334 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Pratincole in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Moremi Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-winged Pratincole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-winged Pratincole sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chobe National Park (Botswana, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-winged Pratincole is recorded against all the birds logged in Moremi Game Reserve (53 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
