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Glareola maldivarum
Basic stats
Diet
Insects caught on the wing
Habitat
Dry paddies, open grassland, airstrips
Range
Breeds East and South Asia, winters to Southeast Asia and Australia
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 17–18 days
Size
Medium (23–24cm)
Wingspan
~60–70cm
Weight
~60–95g
A swallow-like, short-legged wader with long pointed wings, a forked tail and a creamy throat bordered by a thin black line.
A common passage migrant and winter visitor to Borneo, often seen hawking insects gracefully over dry paddies and open fields in loose flocks.
