Glareola
| Glareola | |
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| Small pratincole (Glareola lactea) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Glareolidae |
| Subfamily: | Glareolinae |
| Genus: | Glareola Brisson, 1760 |
| Type species | |
| Hirundo pratincola Linnaeus, 1766
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| Species | |
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Glareola is a genus of birds in the family Glareolidae. The pratincoles are a group of birds consisting of the eight species.