A pratincole that catches insects in flight. It breeds in Eurasia and migrates to Africa.
The back is dark olive brown, the breast is cinnamon coloured, and the belly is white. The underwing is black.
It catches insects while flying. In the breeding range it uses open ground near water, including grassland and saline areas; in winter it uses open grassland and savanna.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.