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Jerdon’s Courser – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 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 1986 when Bharat Bhushan, an ornithologist at the Bombay Natural History Society rediscovered the species that had been feared extinct. [2] This courser is a restricted-range endemic found locally in India in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh.
Description · Distribution and habitat · Status · Threats
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Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) – BirdLife species …
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Construction of Telugu-Ganga Canal in and around two protected areas …
CANAL AND THE COURSER Introduction Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus is a nocturnal cursorial bird and one of the world’s rarest birds found only in Andhra Pradesh, India …
www.bnhs.org/bo/documents/CANAL_AND_COURSER.pdf

Surfbirds News: Canal diverted to save Jerdon’s Courser
… Endangered Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus. … This bird is more threatened than the tiger, and very few people have ever seen it. People thought Jerdon’s Courser was a …
www.surfbirds.com/sbirdsnews/archives/2008/09/canal_diverted.html

Hope for Jerdon’s courser
Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus is a small, nocturnal ground-dwelling wading bird that was discovered in central India around 1848 by Dr T C Jerdon, a British Army Medical …
www.indianjungles.com/050206c.htm

Canal decision brings hope for India’s rarest bird
Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus is a small, nocturnal ground-dwelling wading bird that was discovered in central India around 1848 by Dr T C Jerdon, a British Army …
www.birdlife.org/news/pr/2006/02/jerdons.html

Canal threatens Jerdon’s Courser
… serious threat to the habitat of the highly endangered Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus … division which are home to the critically endangered bird. The Jerdon’s Courser …
www.indianjungles.com/221205m.htm

Protection for India’s Endangered Jerdon’s Courser
Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus), a small ground-dwelling wading bird in India, was thought to have been extinct since the early 20th century.
animals.about.com/b/2006/02/01/protection-for-indias-endangered-jerdons-courser.htm

India Together: Illegal construction threatens the Jerdon’s Courser …
Enter the Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus), one of the world’s … activity in an area like the Jerdon’s Courser habitat would be needed for the existence of the bird.
www.indiatogether.org/2006/mar/env-courser.htm

Mangoverde World Bird Guide Family Page: Pratincoles and Coursers
This is the Pratincoles and Coursers page of the Mangoverde World Bird … Jerdon’s Courser : Rhinoptilus bitorquatus : 0: 0: 0: Madagascar Pratincole : Glareola ocularis : 0: 0: 0
www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/fam/fam59.html