Jerdon's Courser
Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Birds
Jerdon's courser 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Genus
- Rhinoptilus