Cream-colored Courser
A species of Typical Coursers Scientific name : Cursorius cursor Genus : Typical Coursers
Cream-colored Courser, A species of Typical Coursers
Botanical name: Cursorius cursor
Genus: Typical Coursers
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Description General Info
Description
These birds have long legs and long wings. They have slightly downcurved bills. The body plumage is sandy in colour, fading to whitish on the lower belly. The upperwing primary feathers and the underwings are black. The crown and nape are grey, and there is a black eyestripe and white supercilium. In flight, this species resembles a pratincole with its relaxed wingbeats, pointed wings and dark underwings. 
Size
22 cm
Feeding Habits
Cream-colored Courser primarily consumes insects like beetles and grasshoppers, as well as molluscs and occasionally small lizards. It forages by running and picking prey off the ground, can catch locusts mid-air, and may dig with its bill, exploiting diverse environments for food sources.
Habitat
The cream-colored Courser is typically found in arid and semi-arid environments characterized by flat desert and semi-desert terrains. These include both stony and sandy landscapes such as dune troughs, often with minimal but present vegetation. Its preferred habitats extend to short-grass plains, gravel areas, salt flats, and regions sparsely populated with Acacia trees. The cream-colored Courser also adapts to semi-cultivated steppes and may frequent areas near gravel roads in warm to hot climates.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Pratincoles and coursers Genus
Typical Coursers Species
Cream-colored Courser 
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