Species profile
Jerdon's Courser
Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
Quick answer
SE India (Andhra Pradesh). On verge of extinction
- Scientific name
- Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Rhinoptilus
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
Recording Jerdon's Courser in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Glareolidae
- Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
- Becassius charadriioides (Becassius charadriioides)
- Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
- Boutersemia belgica (Boutersemia belgica)
- Boutersemia parvula (Boutersemia parvula)
- Bronze-winged Courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus)
- Burchell's Courser (Cursorius rufus)
- Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)