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DesertScrapeMedium · 88 g
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The bird's crown is pale and streaked with brown/black feathers. A narrow black stripe extends from the base of the bill, through the eye to the nape. The cheeks, chin, throat and neck are buff/white flecked with dark brown. The feather of the back and wing coverts are sandy brown with dark centres and broadly edged with white/buff. The short bill is blackish, eyes are dark brown and the legs and feet are pale grey.
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When to see the Double-banded Courser
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Double-banded Courser
The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Double-banded Courser
The double-banded courser, also known as the two-banded courser, is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Rhinoptilus but is now the only species placed in the genus Smutsornis.
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Easily confused with
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiTemminck's courser is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.
Australian PratincoleGlareola isabellaThe Australian pratincole is a medium-sized slender shorebird with long legs, long pointed wings and a short decurved bill.
Cream-colored CourserCursorius cursorCream-coloured coursers are variously cited as 19–21 cm, 21–24 cm, or 24–27 cm long; the wingspan is 51–57 cm.
Side by side: Australian Pratincole vs Double-banded Courser · Cream-colored Courser vs Double-banded Courser
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