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Indian Courser

Cursorius coromandelicus (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Indian courser 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Glareolidae
Genus:
   Cursorius
Scientific:
  Cursorius coromandelicus

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.692

Protonym:
  Charadrius coromandelicus

Type locality:
  Coromandel Coast.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656185

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  236D9272D392B777

Avibase ID:
  avibase-236D9272

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/236D9272

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176764

Geographic range:

  • Cursorius coromandelicus: Patchily distributed Pakistan to India and Sri Lanka
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Indian Courser
Catalan:
Corredor de l'Índia
Czech:
běhulík rezavoprsý
Danish:
Indisk Ørkenløber
German:
Koromandelrennvogel
Spanish:
Corredor Indio
Spanish (Spain):
Corredor Indio
Finnish:
intianaavikkojuoksija
French:
Courvite de Coromandel
Croatian:
indijska trkalica
Hungarian:
indiai futómadár
Italian:
Corrione indiano
Japanese (romaji):
indosunabashiri
Japanese:
インドスナバシリ
Lithuanian:
indinis bėgūnėlis
Dutch:
Indische Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Indialøpar
Norwegian:
Indialøper
Polish:
rączak indyjski
Portuguese:
Corredor-de-capuz-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
corredor-indiano
Russian:
Коромандельский бегунок
Slovak:
behavec tmavý
Serbian:
Indijska trkalica
Swedish:
indisk ökenlöpare
Ukrainian:
Бігунець індійський
Chinese:
印度走鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
印度走鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Courvite de Coromandel ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Courvite de Coromandel ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 1st edition:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2021:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2022:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2023:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 4th edition:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2015:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2016:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2017:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2018:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Clements, version 2019:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 1.50:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 1.52:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 1.53:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 1.54:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 1.55:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2015:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2016:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2017:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2018:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2019:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2021:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2022:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
eBird version 2023:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Oriental Bird Club:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cursorius coromandelicus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cursorius coromandelicus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cursorius coromandelicus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Indian Courser ( Cursorius coromandelicus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cursorius coromandelicus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cursorius coromandelicus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Koromandel qaçağanı
Bengali: হদচ঱ হকা঳িায , হদ঱ী হকা঳িায
Bengali (transliteration): dēśi kōrsāra, dēśī kōrsāra
Catalan: Corredor de l'Índia
Czech: Behulík nádherný, běhulík rezavoprsý
Danish: Indisk Ørkenløber
German: Indischer Rennvogel, Koromandel Rennvogel, Koromandelrennvogel
English: Indian Courser
English, HBW: Indian Courser
English (IOC): Indian Courser
English (United States): Indian Courser
Esperanto: Hindia kurulo
Spanish: Corredor Indio, Corredora Hindú
Spanish (Spain): Corredor Indio
Spanish (HBW): Indian Courser
Estonian: india kõnnujooksur
Finnish: Intianaavikkojuoksija
French: Courvite de Coromandel
Croatian: indijska trkalica
Hungarian: indiai futómadár
Italian: Corridore indiano, Corrione indiano
Japanese (romaji): indosunabashiri
Japanese: インドスナバシリ
Kazakh: Коромандел жүрдекқұсы
Kirghiz: Коромандел чымылдагы
Scientific: Charadrius coromandelicus, Cursor coromanda, Cursorius asiaticus, Cursorius coromandelicus
Lithuanian: indinis bėgūnėlis
Malayalam: തവിട്ടുചെമ്പൻ ചരൽക്കോഴി
Marathi: धाविक
Nepali: गाजले धावक
Dutch: Indische Renvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Indialøpar
Norwegian: Indialøper
Polish: raczak indyjski, rączak indyjski
Portuguese: Corredor-de-capuz-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): corredor-indiano
Russian: Коромандельский бегунок
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Indu Javalihiniya
Slovak: Behavec tmavý
Serbian: Indijska trkalica
Swedish: Indisk ökenlöpare
Tamil: Kal Kuruvi
Turkish: Kızıl Çölkoşarı
Ukrainian: Бігунець індійський
Chinese: 印度走鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 印度走鴴

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