Australian pratincole / Stelzenbrachschwalbe (Stiltia isabella)
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Classification: Genus Stiltia (Stiltia); Family Glareolidae (Glareolidae)General:
The Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It breeds in Australia's interior; it winters to northern and eastern parts of the continent, Indonesia and New Guinea.
It is a medium-sized nomadic shorebird which 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 to over-winter.[2] Although they are common, their occurrence is unpredictable and varies in location.[3]
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