Rhinoptilus cinctus (Heuglin, 1863) is a animal in the Glareolidae family, order Charadriiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Rhinoptilus cinctus (Heuglin, 1863)
Rhinoptilus cinctus, the three-banded or Heuglin's courser, is a Glareolidae bird found across multiple countries in Africa.
The three-banded courser, also known as Heuglin's courser, has the scientific name Rhinoptilus cinctus (Heuglin, 1863). It is a bird species that belongs to the Glareolidae family. This species occurs in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Glareola pratincola (Linnaeus, 1766)
Glareola nuchalis G.R.Gray, 1849
Cursorius coromandelicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Cursorius temminckii Swainson, 1822
Cursorius rufus Gould, 1837
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus (Temminck, 1824)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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