Cursorius temminckii
| Temminck's courser | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Glareolidae |
| Genus: | Cursorius |
| Species: | C. temminckii |
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Cursorius temminckii Swainson, 1822 |
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Temminck's courser, Cursorius temminckii, is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. It is a wader which lives in sub-Saharan Africa. It is noted for laying its eggs in the burnt bushes and grass of the African savannah.
There are three subspecies of Temminck's courser:
This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
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