燕鸻科|燕鸻屬

學(xué)名：Glareola maldivarum

英名：Oriental Pratincole

形態(tài)：小型涉禽，體長20-28cm。嘴短，基部較寬，尖端較窄而向下曲。翼尖長。尾黑色，呈叉狀。上體棕褐色，腰白色。喉乳黃色，外緣以黑色。頰、頸、胸黃褐色，腹白色。翼下覆羽棕紅色，飛翔時(shí)極明顯。

虹膜暗褐色；嘴黑色，嘴基紅色；腳黑褐色。

分布：中國大部分省份有分布。在保護(hù)區(qū)屬少見的旅鳥。

習(xí)性：棲于開闊地、沼澤地及稻田。常結(jié)群活動(dòng)，性喧鬧。善走，頭不停點(diǎn)動(dòng)。飛行優(yōu)雅似燕，于空中捕捉昆蟲。主要以昆蟲為食，也吃蟹、甲殼類等小型無脊椎動(dòng)物。I

D: Small shorebird.Body length 20-28cm.Bill short， broad at base， narrower and arched near tip.Wings long and pointed.Black tail forked.Upperbody warm brown， rump white.Throat pale buff， bordered black.Cheek， neck and breast yellowish brown.Belly white.Rufous underwing coverts conspicuous in flight.

BP: Eyes dark brown； bill black， red at base； tarsi dark brown.

SD: Uncommon migrant.

HH: Frequents open grassland， marshes and paddy fields.Gregarious and vocal.Walks often with head bobbing.Flight agile as swallows， feeding in air mainly on insects but also on sma11 invertebrates such as crabs and crustaceans.

普通燕鸻［攝影　唐上波］