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Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensis Shelley, GE 1885
The Somali courser is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Glareolidae
Genus:
Cursorius
Scientific:
Cursorius somalensis
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Glareolidae
Genus:
Cursorius
Scientific:
Cursorius somalensis
Original description
Citation:
Shelley, GE 1885
Reference:
Ibis
ser.5, vol.3, no.12 p.415
Protonym:
Cursorius gallicus somalensis
Type locality:
Somaliland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35137#page/467/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6091E70B24305957
Avibase ID:
avibase-6091E70B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6091E70B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824051
Geographic range:
- Cursorius somalensis: semidesert in lowlands to hills from Eritrea and eastern Ethiopia throughout Somalia, southward to far southeastern South Sudan and east through southeastern Kenya; some intratropical migration
- Cursorius somalensis somalensis: Eritrea to Ethiopia and Somalia
- Cursorius somalensis littoralis: far southeastern South Sudan, northern Kenya, and southern Somalia
Source: Clements checklist
Somali Courser
Catalan:
Corredor de Somàlia
Czech:
Běhulík somálský
Danish:
Somaliørkenløber
German:
Somalirennvogel
Spanish:
Corredor Somalí
Spanish (Spain):
Corredor Somalí
Finnish:
somalianaavikkojuoksija
French:
Courvite de Somalie
Croatian:
somalijska trkalica
Hungarian:
Szomáliai futómadár
Italian:
Corrione di Somalia
Japanese (romaji):
somarisunabashiri
Japanese:
ソマリスナバシリ
Lithuanian:
Somalinis bėgūnėlis
Dutch:
Somalische Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Somaliløpar
Norwegian:
Somaliløper
Polish:
rączak somalijski
Portuguese:
Corredeira -da-somália
Portuguese (Portugal):
corredor-somali
Russian:
Сомалийский бегунок
Slovak:
behavec pustatinný
Serbian:
Somalijska trkalica
Swedish:
somaliaökenlöpare
Ukrainian:
бігунець сомалійський
Chinese:
索马里走鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
索馬利亞走鴴
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Courvite de Somalie ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Somali Courser ( Cursorius somalensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cursorius somalensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cursorius somalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Cursorius [cursor or somalensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Belarusian: Самалійскі бягунчык
Breton: Timadell Somalia
Catalan: Corredor de Somàlia, Corredor somali
Czech: Běhulík somálský
Welsh: Rhedwr Somalia
Danish: Somaliørkenløber, Somali-ørkenløber
German: Somalirennvogel, Somalische Rennvogel
English: Dahlak Island Courser, Somali Courser, Somaliland Courser
English, HBW: Somali Courser
English (IOC): Somali Courser
English (Kenya): Somali Courser
English (United States): Somali Courser
Esperanto: Somala kurbirdo
Spanish: Corredor Somalí
Spanish (Spain): Corredor Somalí
Spanish (HBW): Somali Courser
Estonian: somaali kõrbejooksur
Finnish: somalianaavikkojuoksija
French: Courvite de Somalie
Frisian: Somalyske rinfûgel
Irish: Reathaí somáileach
Galician: Corredeira da Somalia
Croatian: somalijska trkalica
Hungarian: Szomáliai futómadár
Italian: Corrione di Somalia
Japanese (romaji): somarisunabashiri
Japanese: ソマリスナバシリ
Kazakh: Сомали жүрдекқұсы
Kirghiz: Сомали чымылдагы
Scientific: Cursorius cursor somalensis, Cursorius cursor somaliensis, Cursorius gallicus somalensis, Cursorius somalensis, Cursorius somalensis somalensis, Cursorius somaliensis
Lithuanian: Somalinis bėgūnėlis
Latvian: Somālijas kurjerputns
Dutch: Somalische renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Somaliløpar
Norwegian: Somaliløper
Polish: rączak somalijski
Portuguese: Corredeira -da-somália
Portuguese (Portugal): corredor-somali
Rhaeto-Romance: Currider da Somalia
Russian: Сомалийский бегунок
Northern Sami: Somaliasáttoviehkki
Slovak: behavec pustatinný
Slovenian: Somalski tekalec
Serbian: Somalijska trkalica
Swedish: somaliaökenlöpare, Somaliökenlöpare
Swahili: Cheruku Tumbo-jeupe
Turkish: Somali çölkoşarı, Somali yerkoşarı
Ukrainian: Бігунець (пустельний) сомалійський, бігунець сомалійський
Chinese: 索马里走鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 索馬利亞走鴴
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