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Scientific name	Common name	Status
Cursorius	Cursorius sp.	genus
Cursorius [cursor, somaliensis or rufus]	Cream-colored, Burchell's or Somali Courser	species group (or species)
Cursorius [cursor or somalensis]	Cream-colored or Somali Courser	species group (or species)
Cursorius cursor	Cream-colored Courser	full species (or nominal subsp)
Cursorius cursor cursor	Cream-colored Courser (cursor)	nominal subspecies
Cursorius cursor cursor (cursor)	Cream-colored Courser (cursor, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Cursorius cursor cursor (dahlakensis)	Cream-colored Courser (cursor, syn. dahlakensis)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Cursorius cursor cursor (bannermani)	Cream-colored Courser (cursor, syn. bannermani)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Cursorius cursor exsul	Cream-colored Courser (exsul)	subspecies
Cursorius cursor bogolubovi	Cream-colored Courser (bogolubovi)	subspecies
Cursorius somalensis	Somali Courser	full species (or subspecies)
Cursorius somalensis somalensis	Somali Courser (somalensis)	nominal subspecies
Cursorius somalensis littoralis	Somali Courser (littoralis)	subspecies
Cursorius somalensis littoralis (littoralis)	Somali Courser (littoralis, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Cursorius somalensis littoralis (meruensis)	Somali Courser (littoralis, syn. meruensis)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]	Burchell's or Somali Courser	species (alt)
Cursorius rufus	Burchell's Courser	full species
Cursorius rufus (rufus)	Burchell's Courser (syn. rufus)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Cursorius rufus (theresae)	Burchell's Courser (syn. theresae)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Cursorius temminckii	Temminck's Courser	full species
Cursorius temminckii temminckii	Temminck's Courser (temminckii)	nominal subspecies
Cursorius temminckii temminckii (temminckii)	Temminck's Courser (temminckii, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Cursorius temminckii temminckii (damarensis)	Temminck's Courser (temminckii, syn. damarensis)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Cursorius temminckii ruvanensis	Temminck's Courser (ruvanensis)	subspecies
Cursorius temminckii aridus	Temminck's Courser (aridus)	subspecies