Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus)

Family
Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)

Size
26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, pastureland, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Pakistan and parts of Nepal through most of India to dry parts of north-western Sri Lanka, from north of Puttalam to Jaffna Peninsula; no recent records in Bangladesh.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) [XC94601]
by id from shetrunji river area amreli gujarat india, India (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor), Temminck's Courser (Cursorius temminckii) and Burchell's Courser (Cursorius rufus), although first two taxa may represent a separate superspecies. Occasionally considered to include Temminck's Courser (Cursorius temminckii).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) - 10 files

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