What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Collared Pratincole been recorded?

Glareola pratincola occurrence evidence comes from 1,768 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

AvesCharadriiformesGlareolidaeGlareola

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,768 records across 39 countries and territories, 1875–2026.

Glareola pratincola · GBIF taxon key 2480757

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

4 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18752026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Collared Pratincole has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Collared Pratincole. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 1,079
Ukraine 186
Spain 150
Belgium 106
Uganda 69
Botswana 17
Senegal 16
Kenya 14
Greece 13
Namibia 12
Kuwait 11
South Africa 11
Iraq 10
Morocco 8
Iran 5
Russia 5
Afghanistan 4
France 4
Gambia 4
Israel 4
Portugal 4
Tanzania 4
United States 4
Austria 3
United Kingdom 3
Italy 3
Mozambique 3
Albania 2
Kazakhstan 2
Tunisia 2
Zambia 2
Angola 1
Azerbaijan 1
Bulgaria 1
Algeria 1
Egypt 1
Guinea-Bissau 1
Hungary 1
India 1

Related animals

Others in the family Glareolidae.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole
950 records
Cream-colored Courser
Cream-colored Courser
133 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.