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Cream-coloured Courser

(Cursorius cursor)
Size: 21 cm; wing span 54 cm

Sightings

A Cream-coloured Courser was first seen by us near Sohar, some 200 km west of Muscat, in May 2010.

The photos presented below taken in May 2010 were obtained at Sun Farms, Sohar (Batinah region). Special permission to enter the premises for bird photography is hereby most gratefully acknowledged.

Photos

Near-frontal view of an immature Cream-coloured Courser

The same bird as above, now seen in flight

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.