Bronze-winged Courser

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When to see the Bronze-winged Courser

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bronze-winged Courser

The map shades 22 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Ghana, Central African Republic.

About the Bronze-winged Courser

The bronze-winged courser or violet-tipped courser is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. This species is named for its characteristic bronze-tipped feathers that are visible during flight. It is found living throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, inhabiting semi-arid savannas and woodlands. This is a nocturnal species which mainly feeds on ground-dwelling insects. Bronze-winged coursers are typically solitary, only forming monogamous pairs for breeding. A female may produce 2-3 eggs per clutch, and the chicks receive parental care from both sexes when young. The bronze-winged courser is considered of Least Concern for conservation status, and is thought to be a very stable species.

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Easily confused with

Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusThe three-banded courser or Heuglin's courser is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. Jerdon's CourserRhinoptilus bitorquatusIt is an unmistakable compact courser, with two brown breast-bands.