Coursers and Pratincoles

Glareolidae

The family Glareolidae (Coursers and Pratincoles) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and comprises 17 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 1 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).

Order: Charadriiformes
Species: 17
Threatened species: 1

All species of the family Glareolidae

In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.

Double-banded Courser
Smutsornis africanus
Bronze-winged Courser
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
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
Grey Pratincole
Glareola cinerea
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola

Other families of the order Charadriiformes

Magellanic Plover
Pluvianellidae
1 species
Sheathbills
Chionidae
2 species
Thick-knees and Stone-curlews
Burhinidae
10 species
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianidae
1 species
Stilts and Avocets
Recurvirostridae
9 species
Ibisbill
Ibidorhynchidae
1 species
Oystercatchers
Haematopodidae
12 species
Plovers and Lapwings
Charadriidae
69 species
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomidae
1 species
Seedsnipes
Thinocoridae
4 species
Painted-Snipes
Rostratulidae
3 species
Jacanas
Jacanidae
8 species
Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
98 species
Buttonquail
Turnicidae
18 species
Crab-Plover
Dromadidae
1 species
Jaegers and Skuas
Stercorariidae
7 species
Auks, Puffins, and Murres
Alcidae
25 species
Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Laridae
105 species

Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.