Birds of the World

Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Scientific name definitions

G. Derek Engelbrecht
Version: 2.0 — Published August 8, 2025

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Ms. Janine Dunlop, Library Manager of the Niven Library at the University of Cape Town, is thanked for tracing some of the literature cited in this account and extracting SAFRING data for the species. I am deeply grateful to the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History in Tshwane, South Africa, particularly to Ms. Mpho Malematja and Mr. Mpho Kalo, for granting me access to the ornithological collection and their generous assistance.

Recommended Citation

Engelbrecht, G. D. (2025). Temminck's Courser (Cursorius temminckii), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. D. Engelbrecht, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.temcou1.02
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