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Three-banded courser

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Three-banded courser
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Glareolidae
Genus: Rhinoptilus
Species:
R. cinctus
Binomial name
Rhinoptilus cinctus
(Heuglin, 1863)

The three-banded courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Subspecies

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There are five subspecies of three-banded courser:[2]

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References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhinoptilus cinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694099A93438873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694099A93438873.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Sandpipers, snipes, coursers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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