Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensisShelley, GE, 1885
English (US) Somali Courser
The Somali Courser (Cursorius somalensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Glareolidae (Coursers and Pratincoles) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Cursorius somalensis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Courser
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1885
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cursorius somalensis somalensis
- Cursorius somalensis littoralis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cursorius gallicus somalensis
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1885
- Type locality
- Somaliland.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.3, no.12 p.415
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Coursers and Pratincoles
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Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Jerdon's Courser
Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Indian Courser
Cursorius coromandelicus
Cream-Coloured Courser
Cursorius cursor
Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Australian Pratincole
Glareola isabella
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Grey Pratincole
Glareola cinerea
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