Species profile
Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are tropical semiarid ne Africa.
- Scientific name
- Cursorius somalensis
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Cursorius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Somali Courser in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Glareolidae
- Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
- Becassius charadriioides (Becassius charadriioides)
- Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
- Boutersemia belgica (Boutersemia belgica)
- Boutersemia parvula (Boutersemia parvula)
- Bronze-winged Courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus)
- Burchell's Courser (Cursorius rufus)
- Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)