Prakruti Parichay
GlareolidaeCursorius

Ream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

21–24 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident and winter visitor. Pakistan and NW India. Pale sandy upperparts and underparts. A dult has sandy-rufous forehead, grey nape and pale lores. in flight shows dark underwing (a sdoes Indian Courser). Juvenile has bullish crown and fine dark scaling on upperparts Voice Most common call is a sharp, piping whistle; also utters penetrating praak-praak in flight. Diurnal. Prefers to run off, rather than fly. When foraging runs rapidly in short bursts and pauses to bend down and pick up prey. Open arid desert country, sand dunes and stony desert. Often near villages where livestock are penned at night.

Colour

Rufous / Red-brownGrey
Average size
22.5 cm
Habitat
Open arid desert country, sand dunes and stony desert. Often near villages where livestock are penned at night.
Behaviour
Resident and winter visitor., Diurnal. Prefers to run off, rather than fly. When foraging runs rapidly in short bursts and pauses to bend down and pick up prey.

About this bird

Resident and winter visitor. Pakistan and NW India. Pale sandy upperparts and underparts. A dult has sandy-rufous forehead, grey nape and pale lores. in flight shows dark underwing (a sdoes Indian Courser). Juvenile has bullish crown and fine dark scaling on upperparts Voice Most common call is a sharp, piping whistle; also utters penetrating praak-praak in flight. Diurnal. Prefers to run off, rather than fly. When foraging runs rapidly in short bursts and pauses to bend down and pick up prey. Open arid desert country, sand dunes and stony desert. Often near villages where livestock are penned at night.

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Ream-coloured Courser is bigger than Alpine Swift but smaller than Ashy-headed Laughingthrush.

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Ream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

21–24 cm