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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Jerdon's Courser is a critically endangered nocturnal bird endemic to the Eastern Ghats scrub forest of Andhra Pradesh, India, rediscovered in 1986 after presumed extinction.
- Why is Jerdon's Courser significant for UPSC and conservation policy?
- When was Jerdon's Courser rediscovered and by whom?
- How is Jerdon's Courser different from the Indian Courser?

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In January 1986, ornithologist Bharat Bhushan of the Bombay Natural History Society rediscovered Jerdon's Courser in the Lankamalleswara scrub forest near Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, ending more than eight decades of presumed extinction.

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