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 |
Revision Notes
This account is part of the 8th edition of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. This project is a joint collaboration between the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. G. Derek Engelbrecht revised the account and curated the media.
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
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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)
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Scientific name definitions
G. Derek Engelbrecht
Version: 2.0 — Published August 8, 2025
Version: 2.0 — Published August 8, 2025
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Flight calls of Temminck's Courser (<em class="SciName notranslate">Cursorius temminckii</em>).
© Derek Engelbrecht
Agitated calls of Temminck's Courser (<em class="SciName notranslate">Cursorius temminckii</em>).
© Derek Engelbrecht
Agitated calls of Temminck's Courser (<em class="SciName notranslate">Cursorius temminckii</em>).
© Derek Engelbrecht
© Derek Engelbrecht
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