Family

Pratincoles and Coursers

Glareolidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 80 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Glareola pratincola

40–50% · Likely

Rhinoptilus africanus

Glareola nuchalis

Cursorius temminckii

Cursorius somalensis

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Glareola lactea

Stiltia isabella

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Glareola nordmanni

Glareola maldivarum

Cursorius rufus

Cursorius coromandelicus

<5% · Rare

Glareola ocularis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pratincoles and Coursers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Collared Pratincole			40–50%
	Double-banded Courser			40–50%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	30–40%
	Temminck's Courser			10–20%
	Double-banded Courser			10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	30–40%
	Double-banded Courser			20–30%
	Three-banded Courser			5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	7	30–40%
	Collared Pratincole			20–30%
	Black-winged Pratincole			5–10%
	Rock Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	20–30%
	Double-banded Courser			20–30%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Rock Pratincole			20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	20–30%
	Rock Pratincole			10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
8	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	20–30%
	Double-banded Courser			10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	6	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Black-winged Pratincole			5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Rock Pratincole			Insufficient data
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Temminck's Courser			20–30%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
12	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Somali Courser			10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			10–20%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
14	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	20–30%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			5–10%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
	Rock Pratincole			Insufficient data
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
17	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	10–20%
	Temminck's Courser			5–10%
	Three-banded Courser			5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
19	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Burchell's Courser			Insufficient data
20	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	10–20%
	Somali Courser			5–10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Madagascar Pratincole			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
22	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	10–20%
	Bronze-winged Courser			5–10%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Somali Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
25	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	10–20%
	Small Pratincole			10–20%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
26	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Australian Pratincole			10–20%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
27	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Small Pratincole			10–20%
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Three-banded Courser			5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	10–20%
	Collared Pratincole			5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
30	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			5–10%
31	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	5–10%
	Oriental Pratincole			5–10%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
32	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
33	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
34	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	5–10%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
35	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Three-banded Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			<5%
36	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Small Pratincole			5–10%
37	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
38	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	5–10%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
39	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	5–10%
	Double-banded Courser			5–10%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
40	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
41	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
43	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
44	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
45	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
46	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
47	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
48	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Burchell's Courser			<5%
	Double-banded Courser			<5%
49	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
50	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Three-banded Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
51	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
52	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
53	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			<5%
54	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
55	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
56	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Black-winged Pratincole			Insufficient data
57	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
58	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
59	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Madagascar Pratincole			<5%
60	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
	Double-banded Courser			Insufficient data
61	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
62	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
63	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			<5%
64	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
65	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
66	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
67	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			<5%
68	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Bronze-winged Courser			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
69	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
70	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
71	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
72	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Indian Courser			<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
73	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Temminck's Courser			Insufficient data
74	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Small Pratincole			Insufficient data
75	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			<5%
76	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Oriental Pratincole			Insufficient data
77	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Pratincole			Insufficient data
78	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Indian Courser			Insufficient data
79	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data
80	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Collared Pratincole			Insufficient data

Pratincoles and Coursers

Species in this group

Collared Pratincole

Double-banded Courser

Rock Pratincole

Temminck's Courser

Somali Courser

Three-banded Courser

Small Pratincole

Australian Pratincole

Bronze-winged Courser

Black-winged Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole

Burchell's Courser

Indian Courser

Madagascar Pratincole

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Pratincoles and Coursers

Parks Ranked