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 Kruger National Park
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Temminck's Courser sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Temminck's Courser in Kruger National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Courser in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.