Jerdon's Courser vs Bronze-winged Courser

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus 对比 Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Jerdon's Courser Bronze-winged Courser
学名 Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Glareolidae Glareolidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 31.5 cm (12.4 in) 35.1 cm (13.8 in)
体重 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 144.75 g (5.11 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Jerdon's Courser only

Bronze-winged Courser only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Jerdon's Courser

Least Concern

Bronze-winged Courser

About These Birds

Jerdon's Courser

Jerdon's Courser: 26–29 cm, critically endangered nocturnal courser with two breast-bands and pale-spotted brown plumage. Known only from rocky riverine gorges along the Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh, India. Rediscovered 1986 after 86 years. Threatened by reservoir construction. CR. Nocturnal insectivore. Fewer than 250 individuals.

Bronze-winged Courser

Bronze-winged Courser: 25–28 cm, large nocturnal courser with glossy bronze wing-coverts, dark brown upperparts, and a red eye-ring. Resident in dry miombo and acacia woodland of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Zimbabwe. Insectivorous; most active at night. Cryptic and difficult to see in daytime.

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