Jerdon's Courser

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

The Jerdon's Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Glareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers) and order Charadriiformes (Auks).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Charadriiformes
        Family: Glareolidae
        Genus: Rhinoptilus
        Species: Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

Species in the Genus of Rhinoptilus

Bronze-winged Courser

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Jerdon's Courser

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

Three-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus cinctus

External Links

Jerdon's Courser – Wikipedia

Jerdon's Courser – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Jerdon's Courser – Audubon.org