Three-banded courser explained

The three-banded courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Subspecies

There are five subspecies of three-banded courser:^[1]

• R. c. mayaudi, (Érard, Hemery & Pasquet, 1993): Ethiopia & northern Somalia
• R. c. balsaci, (Érard, Hemery & Pasquet, 1993): southern Somalia & northeast Kenya
• R. c. cinctus, (Heuglin, 1863): southeast South Sudan & northwest Kenya
• R. c. emini, (Zedlitz, 1914): southern Kenya, Tanzania & northern Zambia
• R. c. seeboehmi, (Sharpe, 1893): southern Angola & northern Namibia to Zimbabwe & northern South Africa

External links

• Image at ADW
• Three-banded courser - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Sandpipers, snipes, coursers . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 25 June 2019 .