Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusRhinoptilus (Short-billed Coursers)
- SpeciesRhinoptilus africanus (Double-banded Courser)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Double-banded Courser in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Double-banded Courser sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Double-banded Courser in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Double-banded Courser in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.