Cream-coloured Courser vs Bronze-winged Courser

Cursorius cursor в сравнении с Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Cream-coloured Courser Bronze-winged Courser
Научное название Cursorius cursor Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Glareolidae Glareolidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 30,3 cm (11.9 in) 35,1 cm (13.8 in)
Масса 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 144,75 g (5.11 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Cream-coloured Courser only

Bronze-winged Courser only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Least Concern

Bronze-winged Courser

About These Birds

Cream-coloured Courser

Cream-coloured Courser: 21–24 cm, elegantly pale sandy-buff courser with a curved bill, grey hindneck, black-and-white eye-stripe, and black primary tips. Inhabits sandy and stony deserts from the Canary Islands and North Africa east to Central Asia. Feeds on beetles and invertebrates. Partly migratory; some winter south of the Sahara.

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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