WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Burchell's Courser

Cursorius rufus

Burchell's Courser belongs to Glareolidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Burchell's Courser · Cursorius rufus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Cursorius rufus
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Glareolidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Shrubland
Reported mass: 75 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.