Jerdon's Courser

Unlike the two African members of its genus, this nocturnal shorebird occurs in southern India. It was believed to be extinct for most of the twentieth century (86 years), until it was rediscovered by a local trapper in 1986. Since then, all confirmed records stem from the vicinity of a single wildlife sanctuary, where it occupies sparse foothill scrub.

Although detections continued at Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary until 2008 and 2009, the last verifiable record there was from a camera trap in September 2004.