Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii Swainson, 1822

69 gWeight

Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii) is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Temminck's Courser has been recorded at 235 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 23 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Maasai Mara NRKenya228 records
Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya187 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda130 records

More places

Serengeti NPTanzania118 records
Naboisho ConservancyKenya117 records
Maasai Mara NR – Eastern SectionKenya101 records
Maasai Mara NR – Central sectionKenya93 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda91 records
Maasai Mara NR – Talek PlainsKenya88 records
Nairobi NPKenya74 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania South Africa Uganda Namibia Zambia Botswana Senegal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii) is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. It is a wader which lives in sub-Saharan Africa. It is noted for laying its dark ash-black eggs in the burnt bushes and grass of the African savannah.

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Questions

How big is the Temminck's Courser?

The Temminck's Courser weighs around 69 g.

Where does the Temminck's Courser live?

Its breeding range: Africa: tropical to subtropical savanna of Sub-Saharan Africa: southern Mauritania east to Eritrea and western Somalia, south to northern South Africa. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.

When is the best time to see the Temminck's Courser?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Temminck's Courser endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Temminck's Courser as Least Concern.

What does the Temminck's Courser eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Temminck's Courser in?

It belongs to the family Coursers, Pratincoles (Glareolidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Weight: 69 g
Habitat: Grassland
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Active on the ground
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 120 mm
Tail: 43 mm
Bill: 21 mm
Tarsus: 41 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: tropical to subtropical savanna of Sub-Saharan Africa: southern Mauritania east to Eritrea and western Somalia, south to northern South Africa

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2