Genus

Typical Coursers

Cursorius

4 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

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

Species in this group

Cursorius somalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cursorius temminckii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cursorius rufus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cursorius coromandelicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Coursers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~20%
	Somali Courser			~20%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~20%
	Temminck's Courser			~20%
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~20%
	Somali Courser			~20%
4	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~10%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~10%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
6	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~10%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
7	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~10%
	Temminck's Courser			~10%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 4	~10%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	<5%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
14	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
16	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
20	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
24	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
25	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
29	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
30	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%

Typical Coursers

Species in this group

Somali Courser

Temminck's Courser

Burchell's Courser

Indian Courser

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Coursers

Parks Ranked