Temminck's Courser
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Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
9 Verified sightings at iSimangaliso Wetland Park From 2019 to 2026
2,570 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Temminck's Courser

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.

There are three subspecies of Temminck's courser: C. t. temminckii, (Swainson, 1822): Senegal to Ethiopia, Kenya and northern Tanzania C. t. ruvanensis, (Madarász, 1915): southern Tanzania to Angola, Mozambique & northeast South Africa

C. t. aridus, (Clancey, 1989): northern Namibia to western Zimbabwe This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Temminck's courser - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Collared Pratincole
LC

Collared Pratincole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glareola pratincola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Bronze-winged Courser
LC

Bronze-winged Courser

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
African Jacana
LC

African Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actophilornis africanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Grey-hooded Gull

Grey-hooded Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Water Thick-knee
LC

Water Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus vermiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
African Wattled Lapwing
LC

African Wattled Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus senegallus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
16 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
26 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
28 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
30 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
32 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
37 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Temminck's Courser in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Courser sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Temminck's Courser in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Courser in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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