Species profile
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are rocky rivers of tropical Africa.
- Scientific name
- Glareola nuchalis
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Glareola
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Rock Pratincole in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Glareolidae
- Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
- Becassius charadriioides (Becassius charadriioides)
- Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
- Boutersemia belgica (Boutersemia belgica)
- Boutersemia parvula (Boutersemia parvula)
- Bronze-winged Courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus)
- Burchell's Courser (Cursorius rufus)
- Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)