Alternative name: Bush Stone-curlew
- Burhinus grallarius
Identification
60cm
- Cryptic plumage
- Long wings
- Pale iris
- Fine dark bill
Similar Species
Distribution
Australia (except arid areas), southern New Guinea; vagrant to Tasmania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies rufescens and ramsayi are generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Open Wandoo woodland, paddocks, parks, foreshore and sandy scrub.
Behaviour
Terrestrial and nocturnal.
Diet
The diet includes large insects, spiders, snails, small reptiles, small mammals, frogs, small fruits and seeds.
Breeding
The two eggs are laid in a ground scrape.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Australian Endangered Birds
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Bush Thick-knee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Bush_Thick-knee
