Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Indian Courser
Shorebirds
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Cursorius coromandelicus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Dry open semi-desert country
Range
Mainland South Asia, mainly the plains between the Ganges and Indus systems
The Indian courser is a ground bird of mainland South Asia, mainly on the plains bounded by the Ganges and Indus river systems. It is found in small groups foraging for insects in dry, open semi-desert country. It overlaps with the similar cream-coloured courser but is brighter, with a broader black eye-stripe starting at the base of the beak, a chestnut crown and a rufous breast (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has a dark black patch on the nape where the white stripe meets, and a white rump in flight. It has no subspecies. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What does the Indian Courser eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Indian Courser live in?
- Dry open semi-desert country
- Where is the Indian Courser found?
- Mainland South Asia, mainly the plains between the Ganges and Indus systems