Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusGlareola (Typical Pratincoles)
- SpeciesGlareola pratincola (Collared Pratincole)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Collared Pratincole sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Collared Pratincole in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
September has the highest sighting rate for Collared Pratincole in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.