Three-banded courser
# Three-banded courser

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

There are five subspecies of three-banded courser:

* R. c. mayaudi, (Érard, Hemery & Pasquet, 1993): Ethiopia & northern Somalia
* R. c. balsaci, (Érard, Hemery & Pasquet, 1993): southern Somalia & northeast Kenya
* R. c. cinctus, (Heuglin, 1863): southeast South Sudan & northwest Kenya
* R. c. emini, (Zedlitz, 1914): southern Kenya, Tanzania & northern Zambia
* R. c. seeboehmi, (Sharpe, 1893): southern Angola & northern Namibia to Zimbabwe & northern South Africa

## Gallery

* R. c. emini, Lake Baringo, Kenya
* female (left) and male (right) Lake Baringo, Kenya
* R. c. seeboehmi Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe
* Nominate (right) and seeboehmi (left)
