Genus

Short-billed Coursers

Rhinoptilus

3 species in our catalog · found in 35 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
GenusRhinoptilus (Short-billed Coursers)

Species in this group

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Rhinoptilus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

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 Short-billed 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	2	~40%
	Double-banded Courser			~40%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Double-banded Courser			~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~20%
	Double-banded Courser			~20%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
4	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Double-banded Courser			~20%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~20%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Double-banded Courser			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
7	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Three-banded Courser			~10%
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Double-banded Courser			~10%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
18	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
19	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
23	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
24	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
26	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
27	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
29	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
30	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
31	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
32	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
33	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
34	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
35	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data

Short-billed Coursers

Species in this group

Double-banded Courser

Three-banded Courser

Bronze-winged Courser

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Short-billed Coursers

Parks Ranked