Somali Courser (Cursorius somalensis) | Details

Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Pearson, D. J.; Ash, J. S. 1996. The taxonomic position of the Somali Courser Cursorius (cursor) somalensis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 116(4): 225-229.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,750,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	33300-133000 mature individuals	-	-	2023
Population trend	unknown	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.34 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size is estimated at 50,000-200,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2023), which equates to 33,300-133,000 mature individuals. The overall population trend is unknown (Wetlands International 2023).

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor
Djibouti	extant	native	yes
Eritrea	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Somalia	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native
Sudan	extant	native		yes	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	suitable	non-breeding
Desert	Hot	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Other		suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/somali-courser-cursorius-somalensis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.