Found in East and South Africa in open, stony areas, this bird is typical of Coursers
in being well camouflaged. Most are nocturnal or crepuscular, but they may often be seen
during daylight when they prefer to run from danger rather than fly. Presumably these birds, taken
in Namibia, did not consider our Land Rover a threat, even the adult with a juvenile hardly moving as we passed.
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