Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 10, 2016
Text last updated February 10, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Somalidrawwertjie |
| Bulgarian | Сомалийски пустинен бегач |
| Catalan | corredor de Somàlia |
| Croatian | somalijska trkalica |
| Czech | běhulík somálský |
| Dutch | Somalische renvogel |
| English | Somali Courser |
| English (AVI) | Somali Courser |
| English (United States) | Somali Courser |
| Estonian | somaali kõrbejooksur |
| Finnish | somalianaavikkojuoksija |
| French | Courvite de Somalie |
| French (Canada) | Courvite de Somalie |
| German | Somalirennvogel |
| Japanese | ソマリスナバシリ |
| Norwegian | somaliløper |
| Polish | rączak somalijski |
| Russian | Сомалийский бегунок |
| Serbian | Somalijska trkalica |
| Slovak | behavec pustatinný |
| Spanish | Corredor Somalí |
| Spanish (Spain) | Corredor somalí |
| Swedish | somaliaökenlöpare |
| Turkish | Somali Yerkoşarı |
| Ukrainian | Бігунець сомалійський |
Cursorius somalensis Shelley, 1885
PROTONYM:
Cursorius gallicus somalensis
Shelley, 1885. Ibis, p.415.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Somaliland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- somalensis / somalica / somalicum / somalicus / somaliensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Cursorius somalensis somalensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E Ethiopia and Somalia; occasionally Eritrea (2).
Cursorius somalensis somalensis Shelley, 1885
PROTONYM:
Cursorius gallicus somalensis
Shelley, 1885. Ibis, p.415.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Somaliland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- somalensis / somalica / somalicum / somalicus / somaliensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cursorius somalensis littoralis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
extreme SE South Sudan, through N Kenya to S Somalia.
Cursorius somalensis littoralis Erlanger, 1905
PROTONYM:
Cursorius gallicus littoralis
Erlanger, 1905. Journal für Ornithologie 53, p.58.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kismayu, Italian Somaliland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- somalensis / somalica / somalicum / somalicus / somaliensis
- littorale / littoralis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Somali Courser
