Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pratincoles and Coursers :: Bronze-winged Courser

Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Described by: Temminck (1824)
Alternate common name(s): Violet-tipped Courser
Old scientific name(s): Hemerodromus chalcopterus

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - Feb 11, 2006 © Alan Manson  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Feb 11, 2006 © Alan Manson 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
S. Mauritania, s. Mali, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, s. Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Chad, s. and se. Sudan, ne. Ethiopia, Eritrea, n. Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. Angola, s. Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania s. in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe to n. and e. South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, and e. Cape Province).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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