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Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii Swainson, WJ 1822

Temminck's courser is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. It is a wader which lives in sub-Saharan Africa. It is noted for laying its dark colored ash-black eggs in the burnt bushes and grass of the African savannah. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Swainson, WJ 1822

Reference:
   Zool. Illustr. ser.1, 2 textpl.106

Protonym:
  Cursorius Temminckii

Type locality:
  No type locality, = Senegal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29188834

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7A841F8350F3E1C7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7A841F83

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7A841F83

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176766

Geographic range:

  • Cursorius temminckii: tropical to subtropical savanna of sub-Saharan Africa from southern Mauritania eastward to Eritrea and western Somalia, southward to northern South Africa
  • Cursorius temminckii temminckii: southern Mauritania and Senegal eastward to Chad, also discontinuously in southern South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya
  • Cursorius temminckii ruvanensis: southern and eastern Gabon eastward to Tanzania, southward to Angola, Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa
  • Cursorius temminckii aridus: northern Namibia and Botswana to western Zimbabwe
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Temminck's Courser
Catalan:
Corredor de Temminck
Czech:
běhulík černobřichý
Danish:
Sortøret Ørkenløber
German:
Temminckrennvogel
Spanish:
Corredor Etiópico
Spanish (Spain):
Corredor Etiópico
Finnish:
pikkuaavikkojuoksija
French:
Courvite de Temminck
Croatian:
riđokapa trkalica
Hungarian:
Temminck-futómadár
Icelandic:
Sléttulápa
Italian:
Corrione di Temminck
Japanese (romaji):
afurikasunabashiri
Japanese:
アフリカスナバシリ
Lithuanian:
Teminko bėgūnėlis
Dutch:
Temmincks Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Savanneløpar
Norwegian:
Savanneløper
Polish:
rączak mały
Portuguese:
corredeira-de-temminck
Portuguese (Portugal):
corredor-de-temminck
Russian:
Саванный бегунок
Slovak:
behavec čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Teminkova trkalica
Swedish:
savannökenlöpare
Ukrainian:
Бігунець малий
Chinese:
黑腹走鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
黑腹走鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Courvite de Temminck ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Courvite de Temminck ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
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 3.1:
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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 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cursorius temminckii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cursorius temminckii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cursorius temminckii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Temminck's Courser ( Cursorius temminckii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cursorius temminckii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cursorius temminckii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Trekdrawwertjie
Azerbaijani: Temmink qaçağanı
Belarusian: Малы бягунчык
Bengali: হটচভমঙ্কয হকা঳িায
Bengali (transliteration): ṭēmiṅkēra kōrsāra*
Breton: Timadell Temminck
Catalan: Corredor de Temminck
Czech: běhulík černobřichý, Behulík cernokrídlý, Běhulík černokřídlý, běhulík černoprsý
Welsh: Rhedwr Temminck
Danish: Sortøret Ørkenløber
German: Temminck Rennvogel, Temminckrennvogel, Temminck-Rennvogel
English: Damaraland Courser, Temminck's Courser, Temmink's Courser
English, HBW: Temminck's Courser
English (IOC): Temminck's Courser
English (Kenya): Temminck's Courser
English (United States): Temminck's Courser
Esperanto: Malgranda kurbirdo, Teminka kurulo
Spanish: Corredor Etiópico, Corredor Etópico, Corredora Etíope
Spanish (Spain): Corredor Etiópico
Spanish (HBW): Temminck's Courser
Estonian: kõnnujooksur
Finnish: pikkuaavikkojuoksija, Pikkuaavikkojuoksijat
French: Courvite de Temminck
Irish: Reathaí thiminc
Galician: Corredeira de Temminck
Croatian: riđokapa trkalica
Hungarian: Temminck-futómadár, Vörösfejű futómadár
Icelandic: Sléttulápa
Italian: Corridore di Temminck, Corrione di Temminck
Japanese (romaji): afurikasunabashiri
Japanese: アフリカスナバシリ
Kazakh: Темминк жүрдекқұсы
Kirghiz: Темминк чымылдагы
Scientific: Cursorius temmincki damarensis, Cursorius temmincki temmincki, Cursorius temminckii, Cursorius temminckii damarensis, Cursorius temminckii jebelensis, Cursorius temminckii temminckii
Lithuanian: Teminko bėgūnėlis
Macedonian: Теминков тркач
Dutch: Temminckrenvogel, Temmincks Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Savanneløpar
Norwegian: Savanneløper
Polish: raczak maly, rączak mały
Portuguese: Corredeira de Temminck, corredeira-de-temminck, Corredor de Temminck, Corredor-de-Temminck
Portuguese (Portugal): Corredeira-de-temminck, corredor-de-temminck
Rhaeto-Romance: Currider da Temminck
Russian: Бегунок Темминка, Саванный бегунок
Northern Sami: Savánnasáttoviehkki
Slovak: behavec čiapočkatý, Behavec Temminckov
Slovenian: mali puščavski tekalec
Serbian: Mala trkalica, Teminkova trkalica
Swedish: Savannökenlöpare
Swahili: Cheruku Utosi-mwekundu
Turkish: Küçük çölkoşarı, Maskeli Çölkoşarı
Ukrainian: Бігунець малий
Xhosa: Ucelithafa
Chinese: 黑腹走鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 黑腹走鴴
Zulu: uNobulongwe

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