Context: Jerdon’s Courser, a critically endangered species, has not been visually spotted in over a decade.
Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)
It is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India.
It inhabits open patches within scrub-forest. This habitat is under tremendous pressure due to various anthropogenic activities.
It was considered to be extinct from the beginning of the 20th century until its rediscovery in 1986
It 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, where it inhabits sparse scrub forest with patches of bare ground.
Features
It is an unmistakable compact courser, with two brown breast-bands. It is a delicate lapwing-like bird with a large eye and a short, bicolored bill.
It has a yellow base to the black bill, a blackish crown, broad buff supercilium, and an orange-chestnut throat patch. A narrow white crown stripe runs on top of the head
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