Australian Pratincole

Glareola isabella Vieillot, 1816

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: Australia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia

Where and when it's recorded

Australian Pratincole has been recorded at 58 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Katherine Wastewater Treatment PlantAustralia574 records
Lake EdaAustralia488 records
Fogg Dam Conservation ReserveAustralia429 records

More places

Taylors LagoonAustralia392 records
Alice Springs Sewage PondsAustralia371 records
Kakadu National Park – Yellow WaterAustralia323 records
Roebuck Plains StationAustralia258 records
Leanyer PondsAustralia169 records
Townsville Town Common Conservation ParkAustralia130 records
Holmes Jungle Nature ReserveAustralia62 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia Timor-Leste Indonesia Papua New Guinea Christmas Island

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Australian Pratincole live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: tropical to subtropical open plains of northern, central to inland southeastern Australia: northeastern Western Australia to western Queensland and central New South Wales. It is most often recorded in Australia, Timor-Leste and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Australian Pratincole?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in September and October (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Australian Pratincole in?

It belongs to the family Coursers, Pratincoles (Glareolidae), order Charadriiformes.

Range

Australasia: tropical to subtropical open plains of northern, central to inland southeastern Australia: northeastern Western Australia to western Queensland and central New South Wales

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2