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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Eastern [[Africa]], from [[Eritrea]] south to northern [[Kenya]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Cream-coloured Courser]]. | + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Cream-coloured Courser]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, or by some authors, with [[Burchell's Courser]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. |
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| + | Two subspecies are accepted<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. s. somalensis'' | *''C. s. somalensis'' | ||
:*[[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Somalia]] | :*[[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Somalia]] | ||
*''C. s. littoralis'' | *''C. s. littoralis'' | ||
| − | :*Extreme | + | :*Extreme southeastern [[Sudan]] to northern [[Kenya]] and southern [[Somalia]] |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-HBWVol3}}#Hayman, P., Marchant, J., & Prater, T. (1986). ''Shorebirds''. Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-3509-6 | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}} | ||
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- Cursorius somalensis
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa, from Eritrea south to northern Kenya.
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Cream-coloured Courser[1], or by some authors, with Burchell's Courser[2].
Subspecies
Two subspecies are accepted[3]:
- C. s. somalensis
- C. s. littoralis
Habitat
Semi-arid grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334207
- Hayman, P., Marchant, J., & Prater, T. (1986). Shorebirds. Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-3509-6
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
