| Australian pratincole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Glareolidae |
| Genus: | Stiltia G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Species: | S. isabella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiltia isabella (Vieillot, 1816)
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The Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a species of 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 is a medium-sized nomadic shorebird but is commonly found in arid inland Australia. 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.
They are a migratory species that generally move to the southern parts of their distribution range to breed during spring and summer. During winter they migrate to northern Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sulawesi and southern Borneo.[2] Although they are common, their occurrence is unpredictable and varies in location.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Stiltia isabella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694157A93441878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694157A93441878.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Geering, A., Agnew, L. & Harding, S. (2007). Shorebirds of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. ISBN 978-0-643092-26-6
- ^ Morcombe, M.(2003). Field guide to Australian birds. Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. Archerfield, Queensland. ISBN 174021564-8