Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckiiSwainson, WJ, 1822
English (US) Temminck's Courser
The Temminck's Courser (Cursorius temminckii) 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 temminckii
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Temminck's Courser
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cursorius temminckii temminckii
- Cursorius temminckii ruvanensis
- Cursorius temminckii aridus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cursorius Temminckii
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1822
- Type locality
- No type locality, = Senegal.
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.1, vol.2, no.21 pl.106,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bronze-winged Courser
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Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Indian Courser
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Cream-Coloured Courser
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Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensis
Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Australian Pratincole
Glareola isabella
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
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