Three-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus)
About the Three-banded Courser
The three-banded courser or Heuglin's 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. There are five subspecies of three-banded courser: 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. Image at ADW
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.