Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusCursorius (Typical Coursers)
- SpeciesCursorius temminckii (Temminck's Courser)
Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii) is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. It is a wader which lives in sub-Saharan Africa. It is noted for laying its dark ash-black eggs in the burnt bushes and grass of the African savannah. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Courser sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 632 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Temminck's Courser in Serengeti National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Courser sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 632 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Temminck's Courser in Serengeti National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Courser in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.