The bronze-winged courser or violet-tipped courser is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. This species is named for its characteristic bronze-tipped feathers that are visible during flight. It is found living throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, inhabiting semi-arid savannas and woodlands. This is a nocturnal species which mainly feeds on ground-dwelling insects. Bronze-winged coursers are typically solitary, only forming monogamous pairs for breeding. A female may produce 2-3 eggs per clutch, and the chicks receive parental care from both sexes when young. The bronze-winged courser is considered of Least Concern for conservation status, and is thought to be a very stable species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1824)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.50 pl.298
Protonym:
Cursorius chalcopterus
Type locality:
Senegal.
Avibase ID:
F5145338630C717F
Avibase ID:
avibase-F5145338
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F5145338
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562726
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Courvite à ailes bronzées ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Courvite à ailes bronzées ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Violet-tipped Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Violet-tipped Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Violet-tipped Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rhinoptilus chalcopterus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rhinoptilus chalcopterus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rhinoptilus chalcopterus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Bronze-winged Courser ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rhinoptilus chalcopterus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rhinoptilus chalcopterus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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