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Photo by Ignacio
Komodo Island, Indonesia, August 2008

Alternative Name: Beach Thick-knee

Esacus giganteus

Burhinus giganteus

Identification

A large, rather ungainly bird with an outsized beak, it could be mistaken at first glance for a heron species.

Similar Species

The only other thick-knee or stone-curlew to occur in Australia is the Bush Thick-knee which is more generally brownish, and is not confined to the coasts.

Photo by RMD
Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, Febuary 2004

Distribution

Coastal Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Status This large wading bird is endangered.

Taxonomy

A monotypic species, the scientific name is sometimes given as Esacus neglectus.[1]

Esacus vs. Burhinus

Some authorities (Clements 2010) place Great Stone-curlew (recurvirostris) and Beach Stone-curlew (magnirostris) in the genus Burhinus. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Gill & Donsker (2010) place these species in Esacus.

Habitat

Open sandy and rocky beaches, exposed reefs, mangroves, and tidal sand or mudflats.

Photo by RMD
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia, January 2005

Behaviour

The single egg is laid on the beach just above the high tide line.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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