Coursers, Pratincoles

Burchell's Courser

Cursorius rufus

The Burchell's Courser (Cursorius rufus) is a 75 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Coursers, Pratincoles

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

75 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana.

Where to see it: Etosha NP · Okaukuejo Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Etosha NP · Halali Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Ondudu Lodge (formerly Erongo Wilderness) (Namibia).

Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist