The Australian pratincole belongs to the family Glareolidae. These include plovers, the collared pratincole, ruff, dunlin, snipes and sandpipers. Some species of pratincole are long-distance migrants. This pratincole is long with a wingspan. Significant ground-nesting birds include the inland dotterel, stubble quail, Australian pratincole and spotted nightjar. Bird species recorded in substantial numbers include the Australian pelican, Oriental pratincole and little curlew. It is marginally larger than the collared pratincole, and is shorter-tailed and longer legged. The Australian pratincole ("Stiltia isabella") is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. The rock pratincole ("Glareola nuchalis") is a native African wading bird. The cream-colored courser ("Cursorius cursor") is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. The black-winged pratincole ("Glareola nordmanni") is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The rock pratincole ("Glareola nuchalis") is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. The main birds include the pratincole, egret, wagtail, plover, lapwing, stork, ibis and heron. Pratincole, Arnhem Land grouse, Australian courser, roadrunner, nankeen plover, swallow-plover.