Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
- GenusCursorius (Typical Coursers)
- SpeciesCursorius rufus (Burchell's Courser)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Courser sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Burchell's Courser in Etosha National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Courser sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Burchell's Courser in Etosha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Burchell's Courser in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.