Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (3)
Gordon L. Maclean, Guy M. Kirwan, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 6, 2019
Text last updated August 6, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Trekdrawwertjie |
| Bulgarian | Червеногръд бегач |
| Catalan | corredor de Temminck |
| Croatian | riđokapa trkalica |
| Czech | běhulík černobřichý |
| Dutch | Temmincks renvogel |
| English | Temminck's Courser |
| English (AVI) | Temminck's Courser |
| English (United States) | Temminck's Courser |
| Estonian | kõnnujooksur |
| Finnish | pikkuaavikkojuoksija |
| French | Courvite de Temminck |
| French (Canada) | Courvite de Temminck |
| German | Temminckrennvogel |
| Hungarian | Temminck-futómadár |
| Icelandic | Sléttulápa |
| Japanese | アフリカスナバシリ |
| Norwegian | savanneløper |
| Polish | rączak mały |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Corredor de Temminck |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Corredeira-de-temminck |
| Russian | Саванный бегунок |
| Serbian | Teminkova trkalica |
| Slovak | behavec čiapočkatý |
| Slovenian | Mali puščavski tekalec |
| Spanish | Corredor Etiópico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Corredor etiópico |
| Swedish | savannökenlöpare |
| Turkish | Maskeli Çölkoşarı |
| Ukrainian | Бігунець малий |
| Zulu | unobulongwana |
Cursorius temminckii Swainson, 1822
PROTONYM:
Cursorius Temminckii
Swainson, 1822. Zoological Illustrations ser.1, 2, textpl.106.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type locality, = Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- temmincki / temminckiana / temminckii / temminkii
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)
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Cursorius temminckii temminckii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
southern Mauritania and Senegal east to Chad, also discontinuously in southern South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya
Cursorius temminckii temminckii Swainson, 1822
PROTONYM:
Cursorius Temminckii
Swainson, 1822. Zoological Illustrations ser.1, 2, textpl.106.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type locality, = Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- temmincki / temminckiana / temminckii / temminkii
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 temminckii ruvanensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
southern and eastern Gabon east to Tanzania, south to Angola, Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa
Cursorius temminckii ruvanensis Madarász, 1915
PROTONYM:
Cursorius ruvanensis
Madarász, 1915. Annales Historico-naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 13, p. 393, pl. 10, upper fig..
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ruwana Plains, Tanganyika Territory.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- temmincki / temminckiana / temminckii / temminkii
- ruvanensis
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 temminckii aridus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
northern Namibia and Botswana to western Zimbabwe
Cursorius temminckii aridus Clancey, 1989
PROTONYM:
Cursorius temminckii aridus
Clancey, 1989. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 109 (1), p.52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CURSORIUS
- temmincki / temminckiana / temminckii / temminkii
- aridus
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)
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Distribution of the Temminck's Courser
