Double-banded Courser

Double-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus africanus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
34 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus), also known as the two-banded courser, is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Rhinoptilus but is now the only species placed in the genus Smutsornis. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Double-banded Courser sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
17 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Double-banded Courser in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Double-banded Courser sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Double-banded Courser in Masai Mara National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Double-banded Courser in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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