Jerdon's Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)

Other Scientific Names
Cursorius bitorquatus [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Jerdon's Courser, Double-banded Courser(!)

Family
Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1848)

Habitat
Sparse, thorny and non-thorny scrub-forest and bushes, interspersed with patches of bare ground, in gently undulating, rocky foothills.

Range (Guide)

India (B).

Limited to Pennar and, formerly, Godavari Valleys in Andhra Pradesh, east-central India.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Habitat destruction and degradation, through construction, clearance, grazing, quarrying, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Mainly nocturnal.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Jerdon's Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) [XC294415]
by id from Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India (call)

Subspecies
Probably most closely related to Bronze-winged Courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) of Africa, with which may form superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Jerdons Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Jerdons Courser see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Jerdons Courser

If you would like to read any articles about the Jerdons Courser...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Jerdons Courser

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Jerdons Courser or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (4)

No Videos of Jerdons Courser

If Birdpedia has no videos of Jerdons Courser or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)