Bird Families of the World

Cream-coloured Courser

Coursers with their upright posture, small head, long legs, and short toes are perfectly adapted for running through the sparsely vegetated habitats they prefer.

The family is Glareolidae.

There are 9 species placed in 3 genera.

Cursorius with 5 species (3)
Smutsornis with 1 specie
Rhinoptilus with 3 species (2)


So far I have photographed 5 different species

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Updated 23/03/2020

 

 

Pratincoles have shorter legs, partially webbed toes, a short bill with broad gape, and very long wings, making them seem like both swallows and terns in flight. The plumages of both are dominated by earth tones, often punctuated with black around the face and neck.

The family is Glareolidae.

There are 8 species placed in 2 genera.

Cursorius with 1 specie
Glareola with 7 species (5)

 

So far I have photographed 5 different species