Family: Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)

Authority: (Blyth, 1848)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This poorly known species qualifies as Critically Endangered as a result of its single, small, declining population, which is threatened by the exploitation of scrub-forest, livestock grazing, disturbance and quarrying.There have been no confirmed sightings since 2009.

BirdLife Species Guardian: Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)

Population size: 50-249 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 19,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial