Pratincoles and Coursers
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. There are 17 species worldwide, eight in Southern Africa.
The Pratincoles have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. They typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis accidental
The Coursers have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills that curve downwards. They inhabit deserts and similar arid regions.
- Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus
- Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
- Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus accidental
- Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus
- Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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