Courser

This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Courser (disambiguation).

Coursers
Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Glareolidae
Genera
Pluvianus Cursorius Rhinoptilus

The Coursers are a group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae. They have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they inhabit deserts and similar arid regions.

They have cryptic plumage and crouch down when alarmed to avoid detection by predators.

Like the pratincoles, the coursers are found in warmer parts of the Old World. They hunt insects by running.

Their 2-3 eggs are laid on the ground.

Species in taxonomic order

• Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius

• Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor
• Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
• Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelius
• Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus

• Two-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus
• Heuglin's Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
• Violet-tipped Courser or Bronze-winged courser, Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
• Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

References

• Hayman, Marchant and Prater, Shorebirds ISBN 0-873403-19-4

This Charadriiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Glareolidae Charadriiformes stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Synonyms: Racer, race-horse, swift steed Pratincole Berlioz (disambiguation) Look at other dictionaries: courser — [ kurse ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1843; de course ♦ Fam. Poursuivre à la course. Fam. Suivre. Elle s est fait courser par deux garçons. ● courser verbe transitif Populaire. Poursuivre quelqu un à la course, pour s en emparer ou le rattraper …   Encyclopédie Universelle Courser — Cours er (k?rs ?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts. [1913 Webster] leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer. [1913 Webster] 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English courser — large, powerful horse, c.1300, from O.Fr. corsier fast horse, charger, lit. fast running, from V.L. *cursarius, from L. cursus (see COURSE (Cf. course)) …   Etymology dictionary courser — courser1 [kôr′sər] n. [ME < OFr corsier < cours,COURSE] 1. a graceful, spirited, or swift horse 2. a war horse; charger courser2 [kôr′sər] n. [< ModL Cursorius, name of the genus < LL, lit., pertaining to running: see CURSORY] …   English World dictionary courser — courser1 /kawr seuhr, kohr /, n. 1. a person or thing that courses. 2. a dog for coursing. [1585 95; COURSE + ER1] courser2 /kawr seuhr, kohr /, n. Literary. a swift horse. [1250 1300; ME < AF, OF coursier < VL *cursarius, equiv. to L curs(us)… …   Universalium courser — I. /ˈkɔsə/ (say kawsuh) noun 1. someone or something that courses. 2. a dog for coursing. {course (verb) + er1} II. /ˈkɔsə/ (say kawsuh) noun Chiefly Poetic a swift horse. {Middle English, from French coursier, from cours …   courser — courser1 noun literary a swift horse. Origin ME: from OFr. corsier, based on L. cursus (see course). courser2 noun a fast running plover like bird found in open country in Africa and Asia. [Cursorius cursor (cream coloured courser) and other… …   English new terms dictionary courser — tikrieji bėgūnėliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cursorius angl. courser vok. Rennvogel, m rus. бегунок, m pranc. courvite, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bėgūnėliai siauresnis terminas – Burčelio bėgūnėlis siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas Courser (disambiguation) — Courser may refer to: Courser – group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae Courser (horse) – a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages for hunting or as a warhorse Horse courser –… …   Wikipedia Courser (horse) — This article is about the horse. For other uses of the term, see Courser (disambiguation). This depiction of a knight on horseback might show a courser A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse.… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”