One of the types of birds that was on my wanted list before going to Tarangire was a courser. In the end I got to see two species. This was a family of three-banded coursers that remained very quiet in the heat of the afternoon sun. The markings are of course adapted to the desert-like biotope that these birds prefer, but in my eyes they constitute a piece of art with exquisite nuances in color. Their closest relative is the prantincole - but that kind is often found at the waterfront, the opposite of the dry environment of the coursers.