Family

Pratincoles and Coursers

Glareolidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Glareola pratincola

40–50% · Likely

Rhinoptilus africanus

Glareola nuchalis

Cursorius temminckii

Cursorius somalensis

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Glareola lactea

Stiltia isabella

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Glareola nordmanni

Glareola maldivarum

Cursorius rufus

Cursorius coromandelicus

<5% · Rare

Glareola ocularis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pratincoles and Coursers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Collared Pratincole			40–50%
	Double-banded Courser			40–50%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	30–40%
	Double-banded Courser			20–30%
	Three-banded Courser			0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			0–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	7	30–40%
	Collared Pratincole			20–30%
	Black-winged Pratincole			0–10%
	Rock Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
4	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	20–30%
	Double-banded Courser			20–30%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
5	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Rock Pratincole			20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	20–30%
	Rock Pratincole			10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			0–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	20–30%
	Double-banded Courser			10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			0–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	6	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Black-winged Pratincole			0–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Rock Pratincole			Insufficient data
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Temminck's Courser			20–30%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
10	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Somali Courser			10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			10–20%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			0–10%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
	Rock Pratincole			Insufficient data
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			0–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			0–10%
	Double-banded Courser			0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
17	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Burchell's Courser			Insufficient data
18	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	10–20%
	Somali Courser			0–10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Madagascar Pratincole			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
19	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			0–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			0–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Somali Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
21	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	10–20%
	Small Pratincole			10–20%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
22	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Australian Pratincole			10–20%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
23	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Small Pratincole			10–20%
24	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			0–10%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			0–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
26	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			0–10%
27	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	0–10%
	Oriental Pratincole			0–10%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
28	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	0–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Small Pratincole			0–10%
32	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	0–10%
	Double-banded Courser			0–10%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
33	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
34	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
36	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
37	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
38	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
39	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
41	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
42	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
43	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
44	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
45	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
46	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
47	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
48	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
49	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Madagascar Pratincole			<5%
50	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
51	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
52	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
53	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
54	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
55	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
56	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
57	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
58	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
59	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
60	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
61	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
62	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
63	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
64	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
65	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
66	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
67	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Indian Courser			Insufficient data
68	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
69	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data

Pratincoles and Coursers

Species in this group

Collared Pratincole

Double-banded Courser

Rock Pratincole

Temminck's Courser

Somali Courser

Three-banded Courser

Small Pratincole

Australian Pratincole

Bronze-winged Courser

Black-winged Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole

Burchell's Courser

Indian Courser

Madagascar Pratincole

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Pratincoles and Coursers

Parks Ranked