Family

Pratincoles and Coursers

Glareolidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)

Species in this group

Glareola pratincola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoptilus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Glareola nuchalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cursorius somalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cursorius temminckii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Glareola lactea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stiltia isabella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Glareola maldivarum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Glareola nordmanni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cursorius rufus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cursorius coromandelicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Glareola ocularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pratincoles and Coursers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 14	~70%
	Collared Pratincole			~40%
	Double-banded Courser			~40%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 14	~40%
	Double-banded Courser			~20%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 14	~40%
	Double-banded Courser			~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	7 of 14	~30%
	Collared Pratincole			~20%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
	Rock Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~30%
	Somali Courser			~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Madagascar Pratincole			<5%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 14	~30%
	Double-banded Courser			~30%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~30%
	Rock Pratincole			~20%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 14	~30%
	Rock Pratincole			~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 14	~30%
	Double-banded Courser			~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
10	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~30%
	Collared Pratincole			~20%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~20%
	Somali Courser			~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~20%
	Temminck's Courser			~20%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 14	~20%
	Collared Pratincole			~20%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
14	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~20%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 14	~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 14	~20%
	Collared Pratincole			~20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 14	~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
18	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	Collared Pratincole			~20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
19	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 14	~20%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 14	~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			~10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 14	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
22	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	~10%
	Small Pratincole			~10%
23	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 14	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
24	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 14	~10%
	Oriental Pratincole			~10%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
25	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Australian Pratincole			~10%
26	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
28	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
29	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
31	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
32	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
33	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Small Pratincole			~10%
34	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
35	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~10%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
37	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
38	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
39	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	<5%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
40	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 14	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
41	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
42	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
43	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
44	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
45	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
46	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
47	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
48	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
49	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
50	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
51	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	<5%
	Madagascar Pratincole			<5%
52	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
53	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
54	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
55	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 14	~20%
	Collared Pratincole			~20%
2	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	2 of 14	~10%
	Oriental Pratincole			~10%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
3	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 14	~10%
	Collared Pratincole			~10%
4	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
5	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
6	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
7	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
8	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
9	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
10	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
11	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
12	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
13	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
14	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
15	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
16	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
17	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
18	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
19	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
20	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
21	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
22	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Australian Pratincole			<5%
23	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
24	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
25	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
26	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
27	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
28	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
29	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

Pratincoles and Coursers

Species in this group

Collared Pratincole

Double-banded Courser

Rock Pratincole

Somali Courser

Temminck's Courser

Small Pratincole

Australian Pratincole

Three-banded Courser

Bronze-winged Courser

Oriental Pratincole

Black-winged Pratincole

Burchell's Courser

Indian Courser

Madagascar Pratincole

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pratincoles and Coursers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found