Indian Courser

The Indian courser is a slim, long-legged ground bird with a chestnut crown, a rufous breast and a broad black stripe through the eye that begins at the base of the bill, bordered by a white stripe; the two white stripes meet at a black patch on the nape. It is brighter than the similar cream-coloured courser, and in flight shows a white rump and wing-tips less contrastingly black. The legs are whitish and, as in other coursers, have only three forward-pointing toes. The sexes are alike (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives in small groups in dry, open stony, scrubby or rocky country, avoiding wet forest and seldom using sand, and prefers places where the grass is shorter than itself so it can see around. It forages on the ground for insects. It is resident in some areas and moves locally in others. It has no subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).