Cursorius coromandelicus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 Ranthambore National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 204th most-seen of the 251 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Courser in Ranthambore National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Ranthambore National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 270 mm in August.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Indian Courser sightings, Ranthambore National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Keoladeo National Park (India, under 5%) and Kanha National Park (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Courser is recorded against all the birds logged in Ranthambore National Park (20 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.
