Cream-coloured Courser
Also known as Cursorius cursor
species of bird
Species
Least Concerncream-colored courser
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyGlareolidae
Habitatmarine
Observations757
via IUCN
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- Cream-coloured Courser, Wadi Degla, Egypt.jpg
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The cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor) is a species of wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. Both parts of the scientific name derive from Latin cursor, "runner", from currere, "to run" which describes their usual habit as they hunt their insect prey on the ground in dry open semi-desert regions of the Middle East and northern Africa.
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Birds described in 1787Birds of Cape VerdeBirds of North AfricaBirds of PakistanBirds of the Middle EastCursoriusIUCN Red List least concern speciesTaxa named by John Latham (ornithologist)Taxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinationsWintering birds of Africa