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Burchell's Courser

Cursorius rufus Gould, J 1837

Burchell's courser is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Glareolidae
Genus:
   Cursorius
Scientific:
  Cursorius rufus

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1837

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1836), Part 4, no.45 p.81

Protonym:
  Cursorius rufus

Type locality:
  Islands in the Indian Ocean, error = Potchefstroom, Transvaal, apud Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 299.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570808

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5FBB9662DBF4E6E9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5FBB9662

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5FBB9662

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559605

Geographic range:

  • Cursorius rufus: semidesert of southwestern Angola to Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Burchell's Courser
Catalan:
Corredor de Burchell
Czech:
běhulík ryšavý
Danish:
Sydlig Ørkenløber
German:
Rostrennvogel
Spanish:
Corredor Rufo
Spanish (Spain):
Corredor Rufo
Finnish:
rusoaavikkojuoksija
French:
Courvite de Burchell
Croatian:
riđa trkalica
Hungarian:
vörös futómadár
Icelandic:
Rauðlápa
Italian:
Corrione di Burchell
Japanese (romaji):
minamisunabashiri
Japanese:
ミナミスナバシリ
Lithuanian:
Burčelio bėgūnėlis
Dutch:
Rosse Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengløpar
Norwegian:
Hvitvingeløper
Polish:
rączak rdzawy
Portuguese:
corredor-de-burchell
Portuguese (Portugal):
corredor-de-burchell
Russian:
Рыжий бегунок
Slovak:
behavec hrdzavý
Serbian:
Berčelova trkalica
Swedish:
kapökenlöpare
Ukrainian:
Бігунець рудий
Chinese:
布氏走鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
布歇爾氏走鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Courvite de Burchell ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Courvite de Burchell ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cursorius cursor rufus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cursorius cursor rufus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cursorius rufus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cursorius rufus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cursorius [cursor, somaliensis or rufus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Bloukopdrawwertjie
Catalan: Corredor de Burchell
Czech: Behulík ryšavý, běhulík ryšavý
Danish: Sydlig Ørkenløber
German: Rostrennvogel
English: Burchell's Courser
English, HBW: Burchell's Courser
English (IOC): Burchell's Courser
English (United States): Burchell's Courser
Esperanto: Ruĝa kurulo
Spanish: Corredor Rufo, Corredora de Burchell
Spanish (Spain): Corredor Rufo
Spanish (HBW): Burchell's Courser
Estonian: lõuna-kõrbejooksur
Finnish: rusoaavikkojuoksija, Rusoaavikkojuoksijat
French: Courvite de Burchell
Croatian: riđa trkalica
Hungarian: vörös futómadár
Icelandic: Rauðlápa
Italian: Corridore di Burchell, Corrione di Burchell
Japanese (romaji): minamisunabashiri
Japanese: ミナミスナバシリ
Kazakh: Бурчел жүрдекқұсы
Kirghiz: Бурчел чымылдагы
Scientific: Cursorius cursor rufus, Cursorius cursor theresae, Cursorius rufus, Cursorius rufus rufus, Cursorius rufus theresae
Lithuanian: Burčelio bėgūnėlis
Dutch: Burchells Renvogel, Rosse Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitvengløpar
Norwegian: Hvitvingeløper
Polish: raczak rdzawy, rączak rdzawy
Portuguese: Corredor de Burchell, Corredor-de-burchell
Portuguese (Portugal): corredor-de-burchell
Russian: Бегунок Бурчедда, Рыжий бегунок
Slovak: behavec hrdzavý
Serbian: Berčelova trkalica, Burčelova trkalica
Sotho, Southern: Mokopjoane
Swedish: Burchells ökenlöpare, kapökenlöpare
Turkish: Ak Kanatlı Çölkoşarı
Ukrainian: Бігунець рудий
Xhosa: Ingegane
Chinese: 布氏走鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 布歇爾氏走鴴
Zulu: uNobulongwe

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