LOCAL NAMES

• Local Names : ඉන්දු ජවලිහිණියා, भारतीय पाठ्यक्रम, இந்திய கோர்சர், ইন্ডিয়ান কোর্সার, ഇന്ത്യൻ കോഴ്‌സർ, ہندوستانی کورسر, રણ ગોધલો, ಕೆಂಪು ಚಿಟವ, ചരൽക്കോഴി, धाविक, महिदास, गाजले धावक
• Czech běhulík rezavoprsý
• Dutch Indische Renvogel
• English Indian Courser
• English (United States) Indian Courser
• French Courvite de Coromandel
• French (French Guiana) Courvite de Coromandel
• German Koromandelrennvogel
• Japanese インドスナバシリ
• Malayalam തവിട്ടുചെമ്പൻ ചരൽക്കോഴി
• Marathi धाविक
• Norwegian indialøper
• Polish rączak indyjski
• Russian Коромандельский бегунок
• Serbian Indijska trkalica
• Slovak behavec tmavý
• Spanish Corredor Indio
• Spanish (Spain) Corredor indio
• Swedish indisk ökenlöpare
• Turkish Kızıl Çölkoşarı
• Ukrainian Бігунець індійський

DESCRIPTION

Elegant and stately large plover-like bird. It is the only Courser found in Sri Lanka. 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. Adults have cheastnut crown and necks. Face has black line from base to bill to nape, with white line over it. Juveniles have the stripe, but in shades of brown and white, mantle feathers edged with white. It is one of the most difficult birds to spot in Sri Lanka. Indian Courser inhabits dry open spaces, including rocky plains and arid areas with scattered scrubs.