Cream-colored Courser

Cursorius cursor (Latham, 1787)

Glareolidae — Coursers, Pratincoles

Cream-colored Courser, Cursorius cursor, is a bird of the desert regions of the Palearctic and Africa, with breeding populations in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, North Africa, the Middle East, Iran, western Turkmenistan and far north-west India. It is a member of the Glareolidae, the courser and pratincole family. Its sandy plumage, pale underparts and dark wing markings make it distinctive, along with the grey crown, blue-grey nape, black eye-stripe and clear white eyebrow. The legs are pale grey, and the young are more heavily marked above with a less defined head pattern.

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Glareolidae — Coursers, Pratincoles
Breeding range
Palearctic, Africa: subtropical to tropical desert of w Paleotropics: e Canary and Cape Verde is. (c, s Macaronesia, w of w Africa), nw Africa, Middle East from se Turkey to Socotra, Iran and w Turkmenistan to far nw India
Cream-colored Courser
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Tours where you can spot this bird

13 tours in Morocco 11, Tunisia 1, Spain 1

Tunisia Spring Desert and Migration Birding Tour
Tunisia Spring Desert and Migration Birding Tour
Tunisia / Djerba Private tour 7 days

Follow a seven-day spring route from southern desert and Djerba wetlands to cork oak forest, combining North African specialties with early ...

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4-Hour El Jable Birdwatching Jeep Safari
4-Hour El Jable Birdwatching Jeep Safari
Spain / Teguise Group tour 4h

A small-group morning safari across El Jable, using a Land Rover as a quiet observation base for Lanzarote’s desert birds and conservation...

From EUR 65
Private Two-Day Merzouga and Erg Chebbi Birdwatching
Private Two-Day Merzouga and Erg Chebbi Birdwatching
Morocco / Merzouga Private tour 2 days

Use two private days by 4x4 to explore Merzouga and deeper Erg Chebbi habitats, with sunrise starts, picnic breaks and flexible target searc...

Private Full-Day Merzouga Desert Birdwatching
Private Full-Day Merzouga Desert Birdwatching
Morocco / Merzouga Private tour 1 day

Start before sunrise for a private full day by 4x4 through Merzouga’s seasonal water, dunes, wadis, fields and desert plains....

Western Sahara Birding
Western Sahara Birding
Morocco / Dakhla Private tour 6 days

6-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Dakhla, Aousserd, Oued Jenna....

Birding Tours In Merzouga
Birding Tours In Merzouga
Morocco / Merzouga Private tour 1 day

Private 8-hour birding day trip with Hamid Mezane around Merzouga....

Grand Birding Tours 2 weeks in Morocco
Grand Birding Tours 2 weeks in Morocco
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 14 days

14-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Rabat, Merdja Zerga....

Birdwatching Tours to the Atlas Mountains
Birdwatching Tours to the Atlas Mountains
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 7 days

7-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Boumalne Dades, Tagdilt Track....

10 Day Birding Tour to Atlas Mountains and the Sahara
10 Day Birding Tour to Atlas Mountains and the Sahara
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 10 days

10-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Boumalne Dades, Tagdilt Track....

Birding Tours in Morooco Atlas And Sahara
Birding Tours in Morooco Atlas And Sahara
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 7 days

7-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Ouarzazate, Boumalne Dades....

8 days Birdwatching tour to Atlas Mountains & Atlantic & Guelmim desert
8 days Birdwatching tour to Atlas Mountains & Atlantic & Guelmim desert
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 8 days

8-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Boumalne Dades, Tagdilt Track....

3 days birding tour from Marrakech To Boumalne Dades
3 days birding tour from Marrakech To Boumalne Dades
Morocco / Boumalne Dades Private tour 3 days

Three-day private birding route from Marrakech to Boumalne Dades via Tizi n'Tichka and Ouarzazate, with Tagdilt Track and Dades Gorge....

12 Days Birding MOROCCO - The endemics of the Maghreb from the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara and the Atlantic Coast
12 Days Birding MOROCCO - The endemics of the Maghreb from the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara and the Atlantic Coast
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 12 days

12-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Ifrane, Zaida....