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Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Scientific name definitions

Gordon L. Maclean and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 26, 2016

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Introduction

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

Subspecies


SUBSPECIES

Rhinoptilus cinctus mayaudi Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Ethiopia and northern Somalia

SUBSPECIES

Rhinoptilus cinctus balsaci Scientific name definitions

Distribution

southern Somalia and northeastern Kenya

SUBSPECIES

Rhinoptilus cinctus cinctus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

SE South Sudan, NW and E Kenya and NE Tanzania.

SUBSPECIES

Rhinoptilus cinctus emini Scientific name definitions

Distribution

S Kenya, N and C Tanzania and NE Zambia.

SUBSPECIES

Rhinoptilus cinctus seebohmi Scientific name definitions

Distribution

extreme S Angola and N Namibia to N and E Botswana, S Zambia, Zimbabwe and extreme NE South Africa.
Distribution of the Three-banded Courser - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Three-banded Courser

Recommended Citation

Maclean, G. L. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Three-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus), 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.thbcou1.01
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