At 10:02 AM 8/02/2004, Phil Joy wrote:
Would it be likely that the ranks of the Oriental Pratincole have been
swollen by an influx of Common and/or Black-winged Pratincoles given that
the three species are very similar, are difficult to distinguish on the
ground and flyway crossovers are not unheard of, also the three species are
known to associate freely in India.
They were definitely Oriental Pratincoles. We caught 250. We have seen
100,000++ very close on the beach while twinkling with vehicles for the
catches. Also 10,000+++ flying very low over the plain while
feeding. There was no mistaking the identification.
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