designated as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
It’s astonishing just how little information is available or recorded regarding Jerdon’s courser. There’s no documentation for its overall geographical distribution, details about the number of locations where the bird resides, nor is there insight into its subpopulations or population size. A significant factor for this lack of knowledge is that it was presumed extinct for the majority of the 20th century until its rediscovery in 1986 near Lankamalai, India. Sightings of the species occurred sporadically over the years, primarily through recognized calls. The last confirmed sighting was in 2004 when a Jerdon’s courser was photographed by a camera trap. Additionally, it is not categorized as migratory, indicating that the bird probably remains in its native habitat.
