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Jerdon's courser

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Blyth, 1848)

CRCritically Endangeredbirds

The jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a species in the family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 164.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)
Photo: PJeganathan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jerdon's courser

Weight
164.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jerdon's courser live?

Not recorded

What is the jerdon's courser?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India. The bird was discovered by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1848 but not seen again until its rediscovery in 1986.

This courser is a restricted-range endemic found locally in India in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. It is currently known only from the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, and Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary where it inhabits sparse scrub forest with patches of bare ground.

From the Wikipedia article “Jerdon's courser” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerdon%27s_courser&oldid=1379969934), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the jerdon's courser endangered?

The jerdon's courser is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the jerdon's courser classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyGlareolidae
  6. genusRhinoptilus
  7. SpeciesRhinoptilus bitorquatus (Blyth, 1848)

Synonyms Cursorius bitorquatus, Cursorius bitorquatus bitorquatus, Macrotarsius bitorquatus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Timadell JerdonBreton
  • corredor de JerdonCatalan
  • běhulík indickýCzech
  • Rhedwr JerdonWelsh
  • Bangalore ØrkenløberDanish
  • GodavarirennvogelGerman
  • Godavari-RennvogelGerman
  • ĝerdona kuruloEsperanto
  • Corredor del GodavariSpanish
  • džunglijooksurEstonian
  • intianviippaFinnish
  • Courvite de JerdonFrench
  • penarska trkalicaCroatian
  • csíkosfejű futómadárHungarian
  • Corrione di JerdonItalian
  • クビワスナバシリJapanese
  • Džerdono ilgakojis bėgūnėlisLithuanian
  • Jerdons RenvogelDutch
  • ruststrupeløperNorwegian
  • nocobieg rdzawogardłyPolish
  • جرڈن دا کورسرWestern Panjabi
  • corredor-do-godavariPortuguese
  • corredeira-de-coleira-duplaPortuguese
  • Бегунок ДжердонаRussian
  • Индийский бегунокRussian
  • behavec hnedopásySlovak
  • Džerdonova trkalicaSerbian
  • jerdonökenlöpareSwedish
  • Jerdons ökenlöpareSwedish
  • roststrupig ökenlöpareSwedish
  • కలివికోడిTelugu
  • Asya ÇalıkoşarıTurkish
  • бігунець білобровийUkrainian
  • 约氏走鸻Chinese
  • 雙領走鴴Chinese

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Relatives of the jerdon's courser

Other species in the same genus Rhinoptilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jerdon's courser?

An adult jerdon's courser weighs 164.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jerdon's courser endangered?

The jerdon's courser is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the jerdon's courser?

The jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) belongs to the family Glareolidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jerdon-s-courser

MLA

“Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jerdon-s-courser.

BibTeX
@misc{jerdon_s_courser_2026,
  title = {Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jerdon-s-courser},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}