Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor [Latham, 1787] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Glareolidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 4640 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
cursor recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
23 cm
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Wingspan: 54 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 110 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: cursor=a runner (from currere=to run) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n&c Africa, c&s Asia, WINTERS: east to w India |
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Habitat:
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Desert, open country |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects, forages on foot, usually running in short dashes |
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TitBit:
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An early sighting of this bird (in Dorset, 1853) appeared in Thomas Hardy's The return of the native, where it was promptly shot by the Earl of Ilchester's gamekeeper. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Kent, 1785
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
7
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Most Likely to Occur in:
October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Clyde
(1949),
Lothian
(1965),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1870),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1947),
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1827),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1984),
Norfolk
(1969),
Suffolk
(1828),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1916),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1980),
Devon
(1959),
Somerset
(1941),
Wiltshire
(1896),
Isles of Scilly
(2004),
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Wales:
Carmarthen
(1968),
Ceredigion
(1886),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Rhedwr y Twyni |
| Danish: Ørkenløber | Dutch: Renvogel |
| Finnish: Aavikkojuoksija | French: Courvite isabelle |
| German: Rennvogel | Hungarian: Futómadár |
| Icelandic: Sandlápa | Irish: Rásaí Bánbhuí |
| Italian: Corrione biondo | Norwegian: Ørkenløper |
| Polish: Raczak zwyczajny | Portuguese: Corredor |
| Spanish: Corredor | Swedish: Ökenlöpare |
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