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Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Scientific name definitions

Gordon L. Maclean and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 24, 2015

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Cream-colored Courser, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


SUBSPECIES

Cursorius cursor bogolubovi Scientific name definitions

Distribution

S Turkey through E Iran to SW Afghanistan, S Pakistan and NW India.

SUBSPECIES

Cursorius cursor cursor Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Canary Is, N Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Socotra; N populations winter S to Sahel and Saudi Arabia.

SUBSPECIES

Cursorius cursor exsul Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Cape Verde Is.
Distribution of the Cream-colored Courser - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cream-colored Courser

Recommended Citation

Maclean, G. L. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Cream-colored Courser (Cursorius cursor), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crccou1.01
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