NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum J. R. Forster, 1795
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glareola maldivarum J. R. Forster, 1795
- Name authority
- J. R. Forster, 1795
- Common name
- Oriental Pratincole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Genus
- Glareola
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyGlareolidae Brehm, 1831
- genusGlareola Brisson, 1760
- speciesGlareola maldivarum J. R. Forster, 1795
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glareola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Little PratincoleGlareola lactea Temminck, 1820 | GlareolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni Fischer von Waldheim, 1842 | GlareolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola (Linnaeus, 1766) | GlareolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis G. R. Gray, 1849 | GlareolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray PratincoleGlareola cinerea Fraser, 1843 | GlareolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis J. Verreaux, 1833 | GlareolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
North America
Oceania
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176773 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3G5XC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.