Both common Pranticole Malaysia, found near grass land, paddyfield . both brownish bird
1. Oriental Pratincole, 普通燕鸻, 普通燕鴴, Glareola maldivarum, ツバメチドリ, KEDIDI-PADANG BIASA
2. Small Pratincole, 灰燕鸻, 灰燕鴴, Glareola lactea, ヒメツバメチドリ, KEDIDI-PADANG KECIL
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1. Oriental Pratincole, 普通燕鸻, 普通燕鴴, Glareola maldivarum, ツバメチドリ, KEDIDI-PADANG BIASA
– a bird always rest on the ground .. nest on the ground … not too shy to human
– Adults are brown overall with an elegant black necklace and pale yellow throat. When in flight, note dark flight feathers, chestnut underwing coverts, bright-white trailing edge to the wings, and a flashing white rump. (ebird)
update 202105
update 2014 Jun 15
2. Small Pratincole, 灰燕鸻, 灰燕鴴, Glareola lactea, ヒメツバメチドリ, KEDIDI-PADANG KECIL
– a smaller brownish bird, white eye ring, short bill
– vagrant for Malaysia which found at paddyfield
update 2020 Oct
We were on a long drive, and unexpectedly spotted this “new bird” along the way. Thankfully, I kept my camera ready even while driving — managed to snap this shot just in time!
我们当时在长途车程中，途中突然看到这只“新鸟种”。还好我开车时也把相机放在身边，才及时拍下这张照片！
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More pictures from Flickr : Glareolidae series : Pratincole | 燕鸻科 | liewwk Nature
More Youtube video : Glareolidae series : Pratincole | 燕鸻科 | liewwk Nature
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