Three-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus)
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Three-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus cinctus (Heuglin, 1863)

105 gWeight

The three-banded courser or Heuglin's courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Three-banded Courser has been recorded at 88 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya193 records
  2. Lake BaringoKenya190 records
  3. Speke Bay LodgeTanzania119 records
More places
  1. Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsKenya111 records
  2. Tarangire NPTanzania77 records
  3. Buffalo Springs NRKenya57 records
  4. South Luangwa NPZambia56 records
  5. Serengeti NPTanzania56 records
  6. Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania46 records
  7. Tarangire NP – Tarangire Safari LodgeTanzania45 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaEthiopiaZambiaZimbabweBotswanaSouth AfricaSomalia

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

The three-banded courser or Heuglin's courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.

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Questions

How big is the Three-banded Courser?

The Three-banded Courser weighs around 105 g.

Where does the Three-banded Courser live?

Its breeding range: Africa: tropical bushland and open woodland of northeast to south-central Africa. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Is the Three-banded Courser endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Three-banded Courser as Least Concern.

What does the Three-banded Courser eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Three-banded Courser in?

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

At a glance

Weight
105 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
161 mm
Tail
79 mm
Bill
20 mm
Tarsus
63 mm

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

Range

Africa: tropical bushland and open woodland of northeast to south-central Africa

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae
Genus
Rhinoptilus

Other birds in the genus Rhinoptilus

Bronze-winged CourserBronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusJerdon's CourserJerdon's CourserRhinoptilus bitorquatusDouble-banded CourserDouble-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusIndian CourserIndian CourserCursorius coromandelicusTemminck's CourserTemminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiBurchell's CourserBurchell's CourserCursorius rufusCream-colored CourserCream-colored CourserCursorius cursorSomali CourserSomali CourserCursorius somalensisAustralian PratincoleAustralian PratincoleGlareola isabellaRock PratincoleRock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
Three-banded Courser

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