Indian Courser vs Bronze-winged Courser

Cursorius coromandelicus в сравнении с Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Indian Courser Bronze-winged Courser
Научное название Cursorius coromandelicus Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Glareolidae Glareolidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 29,0 cm (11.4 in) 35,1 cm (13.8 in)
Масса 138,0 g (4.87 oz) 144,75 g (5.11 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Indian Courser only

Bronze-winged Courser only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Indian Courser

Least Concern

Bronze-winged Courser

About These Birds

Indian Courser

Indian Courser: 23–25 cm, elegant Sandy-and-chestnut courser with a bold white supercilium, chestnut crown, and black eye-stripe. Resident on dry open stony and sandy plains, fallow fields, and river banks of the Indian subcontinent. Crepuscular insectivore. Runs rapidly. Sedentary or locally nomadic following rains.

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.

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