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- Cursorius somalensis
Identification
Distribution
North-eastern Africa.
Taxonomy
Some authorities consider Somali Courser conspecific with Cream-coloured Courser.[1]
Cursorius somalensis has two subspecies:
- C. s. somalensis
- C. s. littoralis
Habitat
Semi-arid grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Somali Courser. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Somali_Courser
