Cursorius coromandelicus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
The Indian courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) is a species of courser found in mainland South Asia, mainly in the plains bounded by the Ganges and Indus river system. Like other coursers, it is a ground bird that can be found in small groups as they forage for insects in dry open semi-desert country.
The Indian courser was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the plovers in the genus Charadrius and coined the binomial name Charadrius coromandelicus. Gmelin based his description on the "Coromandel plover" that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham in turn based his own description on a hand-coloured print that accompanied Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The Indian courser is now placed in the genus Cursorius that was introduced by Latham in 1790. The genus name is from Latin cursor meaning "runner", from currere, "to run". The specific epithet is from the Coromandel Coast of India, the type locality. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Courser sighting in Kanha National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 286 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Courser in Kanha National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Indian Courser sightings, Kanha National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ranthambore National Park (India, under 5%) and Keoladeo National Park (India, under 5%).
Same order: Charadriiformes
The closest relatives of the Indian Courser that you can see in Kanha National Park (order Charadriiformes, Shorebirds and Allies) are Red-wattled Lapwing (about 60%), Yellow-wattled Lapwing (about 20%) and Green Sandpiper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Courser is recorded against all the birds logged in Kanha National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
