Black-winged Pratincole

Glareola nordmanni

Introduction

A very rare late summer visitor from breeding grounds located in the extreme south-east of Europe, east to south-west Russia and Kazakhstan. Individuals migrate to wintering sites predominantly located in South Africa, though some individuals occur in the west of Africa during the winter months.

Key Stats

Status

Rare

Weight

95.5g

Seasonality

<1%

BTO Records

535 records

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Status and Trends

Population size, trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO and partnership surveys and atlasses with data collected by BTO volunteers.

Conservation Status

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This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

Species of European Conservation Concern

Least Concern

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)

Near Threatened

Schedule 1 Licence required (to disturb)*

Birds Directive Annex 1

* A guide only. Check details with the original legislation, especially those marked with an asterisk. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Size

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BOU Category

Source

First Record*

Norfolk, 1868

* First documented occurrence. Most species undoubtedly occurred before this. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Change

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Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.

Distribution

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This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Bird Atlas distribution maps show where bird species breed or winter in Britain and Ireland. For breeding maps, larger dots indicate higher certainty the species bred in that area.

Breeding Distribution for Black-winged Pratincole

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To view and download up-to-date distribution information aggregated from across BTO and partnership surveys and schemes, see our data holdings on the NBN Atlas.

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Distribution Change

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This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

Seasonality

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Black-winged Pratincole is a rare vagrant, usually recorded in summer.

Weekly pattern of occurrence

The graph shows when the species is present in the UK, with taller bars indicating a higher likelihood of encountering the species in appropriate regions and habitats.

Phenology graph — Weekly occurrence patterns (shaded cells and reporting rates (vertical bars) based on BirdTrack data. Reporting rates give the likelihood of encountering the species each week.

Movement

Information about Black-winged Pratincole movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

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View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

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EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Black-winged Pratincole, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

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Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Black-winged Pratincole

Classification and Codes

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Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Glareolidae
Scientific name: Glareola nordmanni
Authority: JG Fischer von Waldheim, 1842

BTO 2-letter code: KW
BTO 5-letter code: BLWPR
Euring code number: 4670

Alternate species names

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Catalan: perdiu de mar alanegra
Czech: ouhorlík cernokrídlý
Danish: Sortvinget Braksvale
Dutch: Steppevorkstaartplevier
Estonian: stepi-pääsujooksur
Finnish: aropääskykahlaaja
French: Glaréole à ailes noires

German: Schwarzflügel-Brachschwalbe
Hungarian: feketeszárnyú székicsér
Icelandic: Stepputrítill
Irish: Pratancól Dubheiteach
Italian: Pernice di mare orientale
Latvian: melnsparnu bezdeligtartinš
Lithuanian: juodasparne kregždune
Norwegian: Steppebrakksvale

Polish: zwirowiec stepowy
Portuguese: perdiz-do-mar-d'asa-preta
Slovak: prieložník ciernokrídly
Slovenian: crna komatna tekica
Spanish: Canastera alinegra
Swedish: svartvingad vadarsvala
Welsh: Cwtiad-wennol Adeinddu

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

Partners

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