Family

Pratincoles and Coursers

Glareolidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 82 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)

Species in this group

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

Glareola pratincola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoptilus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Glareola nuchalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cursorius temminckii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cursorius somalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Glareola lactea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stiltia isabella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Glareola nordmanni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Glareola maldivarum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cursorius rufus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cursorius coromandelicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Glareola ocularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

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