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Family Name : Glareolidae

Common Name : Large Pratincole     -       Scientific Name : Glareola maldivarum ‹‹ Go Back
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Image title
: Large Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Other names
: Oriental Pratincole
Taxonomy & status
: sp G maldivarum resident augmented by winter visitors
Remarks
: immature
Red data status
: endangered
Photographer
: Hemantha Seneviratne
Location
: Kalametiya
Date
: 5th February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 500D with Sigma 50-500 zoom lens
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Image title
: Large Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Other names
: Oriental Pratincole
Taxonomy & status
: sp G maldivarum resident in Sri Lanka with a wintering influx
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: endangered
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Delft Island
Date
: 5th February 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with canon 200 f2.8 lens & 1.4X Converter
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Image title
: Large Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Other names
: Oriental Pratincole
Taxonomy & status
: sp G maldivarum resident in Sri Lanka with a wintering influx
Remarks
: immature
Red data status
: endangered
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Delft Island
Date
: 5th February 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with canon 200 f2.8 lens & 1.4X Converter
Click to view large image
Image title
: Large Pratincole Glareola maldiverum
Other names
: Oriental Pratincole
Taxonomy & status
: sp G maldivarum resident with a wintering influx
Remarks
: adult in breeding plumage
Red data status
: endangered
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 24th February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 5D Mk III with Canon 500 f4 IS II and Canon 1.4X Converter
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