Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusGlareola (Typical Pratincoles)
- SpeciesGlareola maldivarum (Oriental Pratincole)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Pratincole in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Oriental Pratincole sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Pratincole in Wadden Sea National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Pratincole in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.