Temminck's Courser

Temminck's Courser
Temminck's Courser
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Glareolidae
Genus: Cursorius
Species: C. temminckii
Binomial name
Cursorius temminckii
Swainson, 1822

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.

References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Cursorius temminckii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 9 January 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern