Sep 11, 2025
Three-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus), family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes, Kenya
photograph by Ornis Birding Expeditions
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Three-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus), family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes, Kenya
photograph by Ornis Birding Expeditions
[2984/11080] Double-banded courser - Rhinoptilus africanus
Note: Clements places this bird in the genus Smutsornis
Order: Charadriiformes Suborder: Lari Family: Glareolidae (pratincoles and coursers) Subfamily: Cursoriinae (coursers)
Photo credit: Adriana Dinu via Macaulay Library
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photograph by Richard Flack
Double-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus africanus), family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes, widespread across eastern Africa
photograph by Richard Flack