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courser (
Cursorius cursor) is a
wader in the
pratincole and
courser family, Glareolidae. Both
parts of the
scientific name
derive from
Latin cursor, "runner"...
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Cursorius is a
genus of coursers, a
group of
wading birds. The
genus name
derive from
Latin cursor meaning "runner".
There are five
species which breed...
- Cream-colored
courser Cursorius cursor Somali courser Cursorius somalensis Temminck's
courser Cursorius temminckii Indian courser Cursorius coromandelicus Burc****'s...
- The cream-colored courser,
Cursorius cursor, is a well-camouflaged
desert resident with its
dusty coloration, countershading, and
disruptive head markings...
- as the
common kestrel Falco tinnunculus, the cream-colored
courser Cursorius cursor, the
European bee-eater
Merops apiaster and the
Great grey
shrike Lanius...
- long,
pointed bills which curve downwards. Cream-colored courser,
Cursorius cursor (A)
Collared pratincole,
Glareola pratincola Oriental pratincole, Glareola...
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nordmanni Collared pratincole,
Glareola pratincola Cream-colored courser,
Cursorius cursor (Canary Islands,
elsewhere A)
Oriental pratincole,
Glareola maldivarum...
- downwards. Cream-colored courser,
Cursorius cursor (A)
Somali courser,
Cursorius somalensis Temminck's courser,
Cursorius temminckii Double-banded courser...
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There are 4
species which occur in Russia. Cream-colored courser,
Cursorius cursor (A)
Collared pratincole,
Glareola pratincola Oriental pratincole, Glareola...
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region and are
considered to form a
superspecies with
Cursorius cursor,
Cursorius rufus and
Cursorius temminckii. This
species occurs in dry stony, scrubby...