Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Blyth, 1848:254
Jerdon's courser, Double-banded courser, Double-banded plover
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Cursorius bitorquatus Blyth, 1848:254; Macrotarsius bitorquatus Blyth, 1848:254
Conservation Status
Last record: 1935 or prior (1848?; June 1900?; 1917, egg collected?)
Rediscovered in 1986
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Blyth, E. (1848). Report of the Curator Zoological Department. Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal 17(1): 247-255.
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