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'''Alternative name: Two-banded Courser''' | '''Alternative name: Two-banded Courser''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Double-banded_Courser.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|jdbirdman}}<br />[[Namibia]], October 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Rhinoptilus|Rhinoptilus]] africanus | ;[[:Category:Rhinoptilus|Rhinoptilus]] africanus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Arid country of eastern and southern [[Africa]] | + | Arid country of eastern and southern [[Africa]]<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': occurs only in [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]]<br /> | ||
| + | ''' Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]] and [[Lesotho]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
{{Smutsornis vs. Rhinoptilus}} | {{Smutsornis vs. Rhinoptilus}} | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | [[Image:Double-banded Courserdisplay.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''traylori'', displaying<br />Photo by {{user|Vernon+Lundy|Vernon Lundy}}<br />Etosha, [[Namibia]], February 2000]] |
| − | *''R. a. raffertyi'' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''R. a. hartingi'' - | + | There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: |
| − | *''R. a. gracilis'' | + | *''R. a. raffertyi'': |
| − | *''R. a. bisignatus'' - | + | :*[[Eritrea]] to [[Ethiopia]] and [[Djibouti]] |
| − | *''R. a. traylori'' | + | *''R. a. hartingi'': |
| − | *''R. a. sharpei'' | + | :*South-eastern Ethiopia (Ogaden Depression) and [[Somalia]] |
| − | *''R. a. africanus'' | + | *''R. a. gracilis'': |
| − | *''R. a. granti'' | + | :*[[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] |
| + | *''R. a. bisignatus'': | ||
| + | :*South-western [[Angola]] | ||
| + | *''R. a. traylori'': | ||
| + | :*[[Namibia]] (Etosha region) to [[Botswana]] (Makgadikgadi area) | ||
| + | *''R. a. sharpei'': | ||
| + | :*Central Namibia | ||
| + | *''R. a. africanus'': | ||
| + | :*Central Kalahari and southern Namibia to northern Cape Province | ||
| + | *''R. a. granti'': | ||
| + | :*Western Cape Province and Karoo of [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
This is a bird of dry and alkaline flats as well as short grass plains normally up to 1800m. | This is a bird of dry and alkaline flats as well as short grass plains normally up to 1800m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Although it is active by day it may be nocturnal where temperatures are very high. It is generally seen in pairs. It nests on the ground among pebbles or animal droppings, laying a single egg. | + | Although it is active by day it may be nocturnal where temperatures are very high. It is generally seen in pairs. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | It nests on the ground among pebbles or animal droppings, laying a single egg. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Rhinoptilus+africanus}} | {{GSearch|Rhinoptilus+africanus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rhinoptilus]] [[Category:Smutsornis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rhinoptilus]] [[Category:Smutsornis]] | ||
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Alternative name: Two-banded Courser
- Rhinoptilus africanus
Identification
Distribution
Arid country of eastern and southern Africa
Western Africa: occurs only in Angola
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho
Taxonomy
Smutsornis vs. Rhinoptilus
Some authorities (Clements, 2007) place Double-banded Courser in the monotypic genus Smutsornis. However Howard & Moore (2003) and Sibley & Monroe (1996) place it within the genus Rhinoptilus and the Opus awaits clarification.
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies1:
- R. a. raffertyi:
- R. a. hartingi:
- South-eastern Ethiopia (Ogaden Depression) and Somalia
- R. a. gracilis:
- R. a. bisignatus:
- South-western Angola
- R. a. traylori:
- R. a. sharpei:
- Central Namibia
- R. a. africanus:
- Central Kalahari and southern Namibia to northern Cape Province
- R. a. granti:
- Western Cape Province and Karoo of South Africa
Habitat
This is a bird of dry and alkaline flats as well as short grass plains normally up to 1800m.
Behaviour
Although it is active by day it may be nocturnal where temperatures are very high. It is generally seen in pairs.
Breeding
It nests on the ground among pebbles or animal droppings, laying a single egg.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Double-banded Courser. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Double-banded_Courser
