Bronze-winged Courser vs Double-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus 比較対象 Smutsornis africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bronze-winged Courser Double-banded Courser
学名 Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Smutsornis africanus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Glareolidae Glareolidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 35.1 cm (13.8 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
体重 144.75 g (5.11 oz) 87.06666666666666 g (3.07 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Bronze-winged Courser only

None

Double-banded Courser only

保全状況

Least Concern

Bronze-winged Courser

Least Concern

Double-banded Courser

About These Birds

Bronze-winged Courser

Bronze-winged Courser: 25–28 cm, large nocturnal courser with glossy bronze wing-coverts, dark brown upperparts, and a red eye-ring. Resident in dry miombo and acacia woodland of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Zimbabwe. Insectivorous; most active at night. Cryptic and difficult to see in daytime.

Double-banded Courser

Double-banded Courser: 20–22 cm, pale sandy-brown courser with two black breast-bands and a white supercilium. Resident in arid stony plains and dry open savanna of eastern and southern Africa. Nocturnal and crepuscular insectivore, resting in shade during hot midday. Cryptic plumage provides camouflage on stony ground. Sedentary.

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