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Glareola

Glareola is a genus of birds in the family Glareolidae. The pratincoles are a group of birds consisting of the eight species.

The genus Glareola was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) as the type species. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat.

The genus contains eight species:

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