Australian Pratincole

Australian Pratincole belongs to bird in the family Glareolidae. It breeds in Australia's interior and winters in northern and eastern parts of the continent, Indonesia and New Guinea. It breeds predominantly from south-western Queensland to northern Victoria, and through central Australia to the Kimberley region in Western Australia. The Australian population is estimated at 60,000 individuals. During winter they migrate to northern Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sulawesi and southern Borneo. (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a medium-sized nomadic shorebird but is commonly found in arid inland Australia. They are a migratory species that generally move to the southern parts of their distribution range to breed during spring and summer. The habitat of the Australian pratincole is treeless, open and sparsely wooded plains, grasslands, claypans and gibberstone. The birds can also be found around the margins of wetlands, creeks, river beds, bore drains, lagoons, springs, claypans and sewage farms. (Wikipedia, general species account).