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 Tarangire National Park
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 Tarangire National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Double-banded Courser sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 305 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Double-banded Courser in Tarangire National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Double-banded Courser in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.