Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusCursorius (Typical Coursers)
- SpeciesCursorius temminckii (Temminck's Courser)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Temminck's Courser in Amboseli National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Temminck's Courser sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Temminck's Courser in Amboseli National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Courser in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.