Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusRhinoptilus (Short-billed Coursers)
- SpeciesRhinoptilus cinctus (Three-banded Courser)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 18 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Three-banded Courser in Chobe National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Three-banded Courser sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Three-banded Courser in Chobe National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Three-banded Courser in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.