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Glareola isabella
Basic stats
Diet
Insects caught in flight and on the ground
Habitat
Dry open grassland, airstrips, bare ground
Range
Breeds Australia, winters to Indonesia
Clutch size
2 eggs
Incubation period
About 21 days
Size
Medium (19–24cm)
Wingspan
~50–60cm
Weight
~75–95g
A long-legged, upright pratincole with plain sandy-brown plumage, a short bill and a distinctive dark line through the eye.
A rare non-breeding visitor to Borneo well outside its main Australian breeding range, occasionally recorded on dry open ground and airstrips during migration.
