![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cursorius_rufus00a.jpg/640px-Cursorius_rufus00a.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Burchell's courser
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Burchell's courser?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Burchell's courser (Cursorius rufus) is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.[2] The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.[3]
Burchell's courser | |
---|---|
![]() | |
C. rufus pair in Namibia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Glareolidae |
Genus: | Cursorius |
Species: | C. rufus |
Binomial name | |
Cursorius rufus Gould, 1837 | |
![]() |
Native to Africa, Burchell's courser is a small, diurnal, and terrestrial bird that lives in the western parts of southern Africa.[4] Although classed as waders, these are birds of dry open country, preferably semi-desert, where they typically hunt their insect prey[4] (usually Harvester Termites)[5] by running on the ground. It principally feeds off of insects and lives in open, short grasslands and burnt veld.[4] It grows up to 22 cm and on average weighs about 75 g as an adult.[5]