Grey pratincole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Glareolidae |
Genus: | Glareola |
Species: | G. cinerea |
Binomial name | |
Glareola cinerea Fraser, 1843 | |
The grey pratincole (Glareola cinerea) is a species of bird, in the family Glareolidae.
It is found on the continent of Africa, in the countries of Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, and Burundi.
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