燕鸻科|燕鸻属
学名:Glareola maldivarum
英名:Oriental Pratincole
形态:小型涉禽,体长20-28cm。嘴短,基部较宽,尖端较窄而向下曲。翼尖长。尾黑色,呈叉状。上体棕褐色,腰白色。喉乳黄色,外缘以黑色。颊、颈、胸黄褐色,腹白色。翼下覆羽棕红色,飞翔时极明显。
虹膜暗褐色;嘴黑色,嘴基红色;脚黑褐色。
分布:中国大部分省份有分布。在保护区属少见的旅鸟。
习性:栖于开阔地、沼泽地及稻田。常结群活动,性喧闹。善走,头不停点动。飞行优雅似燕,于空中捕捉昆虫。主要以昆虫为食,也吃蟹、甲壳类等小型无脊椎动物。I
D: Small shorebird.Body length 20-28cm.Bill short, broad at base, narrower and arched near tip.Wings long and pointed.Black tail forked.Upperbody warm brown, rump white.Throat pale buff, bordered black.Cheek, neck and breast yellowish brown.Belly white.Rufous underwing coverts conspicuous in flight.
BP: Eyes dark brown; bill black, red at base; tarsi dark brown.
SD: Uncommon migrant.
HH: Frequents open grassland, marshes and paddy fields.Gregarious and vocal.Walks often with head bobbing.Flight agile as swallows, feeding in air mainly on insects but also on sma11 invertebrates such as crabs and crustaceans.
普通燕鸻[摄影 唐上波]
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