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Madagascar Pratincole nesting in limestone caves As promised, hereby a closer look at a Pratincole using the safety of a limestone cliff for nesting. This one is taken from a canoe, the actual nest is unreachable, high and bordered by water. Glareola ocularis,Madagascar,Madagascar Pratincole,Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park Click/tap to enlarge

Madagascar Pratincole nesting in limestone caves

As promised, hereby a closer look at a Pratincole using the safety of a limestone cliff for nesting. This one is taken from a canoe, the actual nest is unreachable, high and bordered by water.

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The Madagascar Pratincole is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.
It is found in Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, possibly Mauritius, and possibly Réunion.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, rocky shores, and intertidal marshes.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2013. Captured Sep 16, 2012 08:56.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO2000
  • 500mm