Jerdon's Courser
Watercolour Illustration
Watercolour on Montmarte 180GSM Watercolour Paper
This is part of my series of Endangered Birds.
Jerdon's Courser is on a "Critically Endangered" list .it is a nocturnal bird found in Southern India mainly parts of Andhra Pradesh goes by the local name "Kalivi Kodi" It is an unmistakable compact courser, with two brown breast-bands. It has a yellow base to the black bill, a blackish crown, broad buff supercilium, and orange-chestnut throat patch. A narrow white crown stripe runs on top of the head. In flight it shows a mostly black tail and a prominent white wingbar. It is endemic to southern India, where it is principally known from southern Andhra Pradesh. It has an extremely limited geographical range being known from the Godaveri river valley near Sironcha[8] and Bhadrachalam, and from the Cuddapah and Anantpur areas in the valley of the Pennar River.
