Back Cursorius cursor AN طائر جليل Arabic طائر جليل ARZ چؤل قۇشاری AZB Пустинен бегач Bulgarian Timadell velenwenn Breton Corredor del desert Catalan Cursorius cursor CEB Běhulík plavý Czech Rhedwr twyni Welsh
| Cream-colored courser | |
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| Adult bird photographed in Egypt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Glareolidae |
| Genus: | Cursorius |
| Species: | C. cursor
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| Binomial name | |
| Cursorius cursor (Latham, 1787)
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| Range of C. cursor Breeding Resident Non-breeding Passage Probably extinct Possibly Extant (resident) Possibly Extant (non-breeding)
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The cream-colored courser (Cursorius cursor) is a species of wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. Both parts of the scientific name derive from Latin cursor, "runner", from currere, "to run"[2] which describes their usual habit as they hunt their insect prey on the ground in dry open semi-desert regions of the Middle East and northern Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Cursorius cursor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735845A155429274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735845A155429274.en. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.