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† See also Pratincole |
They have cryptic plumage and crouch down when alarmed to avoid detection by predators.
Like the pratincoles, the coursers are found in warmer parts of the Old World. They hunt insects by running.
Their 2-3 eggs are laid on the ground.
The species are
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