Small pratincole, little pratincole, or small Indian pratincole (Dô nách xám, Glareola lactea)

The small pratincole (Glareola lactea) is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.
The bird is a resident breeder in India, Western Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Charadrius (Latin/Greek): From Ancient Greek kharadrios (χαραδριος), a term for a yellowish, nocturnal bird found in ravines or clefts (kharadra, "ravine").

Charadriiformes derives from Latin and Ancient Greek, meaning "plover-shaped" (from Charadrius + -iformes). It stems from the Greek kharadrios, a bird of ravines/river valleys.

The family and genus name (Glareolidae, Glareola) is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat.

Lactea is the feminine form of the Latin adjective lacteus, meaning "milky," "milk-white," or "composed of milk". It is derived from lac (milk) and is famously used in the phrase via lactea, meaning "Milky Way" or "milky road".