double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus) Smutsornis africanus hartingi
Description
Rhinoptilus hartingi = Rhinoptilus africanus, Double-banded Courser
Date 1896
Source Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum. Volume 24
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhinoptilusHartingiKeulemans.jpg
The double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus), also known as the two-banded courser, is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family. It is the only member of the genus Smutsornis. The double-banded courser is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania. Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Glareolidae, Genus: Smutsornis, Species: Smutsornis africanus (Temminck, 1807), Synonyms: Rhinoptilus africanus.
