Somali Courser

Somali Courser

Cursorius somalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Temminck's Courser
LC

Temminck's Courser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cursorius temminckii

<5% · Rare
Three-banded Courser
LC

Three-banded Courser

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Rhinoptilus cinctus

<5% · Rare
Collared Pratincole
LC

Collared Pratincole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glareola pratincola

<5% · Rare
Madagascar Pratincole
NT

Madagascar Pratincole

Bird

Glareola ocularis

<5% · Rare
Double-banded Courser

Double-banded Courser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinoptilus africanus

<5% · Rare
Bronze-winged Courser
LC

Bronze-winged Courser

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Pratincole
NT

Black-winged Pratincole

Bird

Glareola nordmanni

Insufficient data
Spur-winged Lapwing
LC

Spur-winged Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus spinosus

10–20% · Possible
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

10–20% · Possible
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

10–20% · With luck
Crowned Lapwing
LC

Crowned Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus coronatus

10–20% · With luck
Black-headed Lapwing
LC

Black-headed Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus tectus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Somali Courser in Tsavo East National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Somali Courser sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Somali Courser in Tsavo East National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Somali Courser in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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