Temmincks courser
Cursorius temminckii
Fun Fact: Temminck's courser is named after the Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
Introduction: Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii) is named after the Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778-1858), noted for describing many new species of bird sent from various Dutch colonies.
Distribution: Throughout northern and central Namibia, but absent from the southern regions of the country including most of the Namib Desert.
Diet: Picks mostly insects from the ground or by digging with the bill.
Description: Long decurved bill, sandy brown upper parts with white legs.
Breeding: 1 or 2 eggs are laid on the bare ground in the middle to the end of the dry season.
Size: 20cm.
Weight: 70g.
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