Burchell's or Somali Courser
Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis] (= 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
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Glareolidae
Genus:
Cursorius
Scientific:
Cursorius rufus
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1837
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.4, no.45 p.81
Imprint year:
1836
Protonym:
Cursorius rufus
Type locality:
Islands in the Indian Ocean, error = Potchefstroom, Transvaal, apud Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 299.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96163#page/95/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B5C30D68F5C11647
Avibase ID:
avibase-B5C30D68
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B5C30D68
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559605
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
- Cursorius rufus: semidesert of southwestern Angola to Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa
Burchell's or Somali Courser
French:
Courvite de Burchell ou C. de Somalie
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Burchell's or Somali Courser ( Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis]) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Burchell's Courser ( Cursorius rufus) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Cursorius [cursor, somaliensis or rufus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bloukopdrawwertjie
Catalan: Corredor de Burchell
Czech: běhulík ryšavý
Danish: Sydlig Ørkenløber
German: Rostrennvogel
English: Burchell's Courser, Burchell's or Somali Courser
Esperanto: Ruĝa kurulo
Spanish: Corredor Rufo
Estonian: lõuna-kõrbejooksur
Finnish: rusoaavikkojuoksija
French: Courvite de Burchell, Courvite de Burchell ou C. de Somalie
Hungarian: vörös futómadár
Italian: Corrione di Burchell
Japanese (romaji): minamisunabashiri
Japanese: ミナミスナバシリ
Scientific: Cursorius [rufus or somaliensis], Cursorius rufus, Cursorius rufus rufus
Lithuanian: Burčelio bėgūnėlis
Dutch: Rosse Renvogel
Norwegian: Hvitvingeløper
Polish: raczak rdzawy
Portuguese: Corredor de Burchell
Russian: Бегунок Бурчедда
Slovak: behavec hrdzavý
Sotho, Southern: Mokopjoane
Swedish: Burchells ökenlöpare
Ukrainian: Бігунець рудий
Xhosa: Ingegane
Chinese: 布氏走鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 布歇爾氏走鴴
Zulu: uNobulongwe
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