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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Courser sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensis
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Courser sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Temminck's Courser in Tsavo East National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Courser in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.