Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
GenusCursorius (Typical Coursers)
SpeciesCursorius temminckii (Temminck's Courser)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

6 Verified sightings at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park From 2019 to 2026

2,570 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Cursorius rufus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinoptilus africanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vanellus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Burhinus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Actophilornis africanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tringa ochropus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Calidris pugnax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rostratula benghalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vanellus armatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Himantopus himantopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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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

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Temminck's Courser

About the Temminck's Courser

Recent sightings of Temminck's Courser in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Burchell's Courser

Double-banded Courser

Bronze-winged Courser

Crowned Lapwing

Spotted Thick-knee

African Jacana

Green Sandpiper

Ruff

Greater Painted-Snipe

Blacksmith Lapwing

Black-winged Stilt

Common Greenshank

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found