Alternative name: Indian Stone-curlew
- Burhinus indicus
Identification
40–44 cm (16-17 in)
- Black-tipped bill with yellow base
- White supercilium
- White wing bar
Similar Species
Distribution
Breeds from India and Sri Lanka to Indochina. Winters to Africa and Arabia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly treated as subspecies of Eurasian Thick-knee.
Habitat
Breeds on dry sparsely vegetated open ground.
Behaviour
Mostly nocturnal.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects, small invertebrates and lizards.
Breeding
The nest is a bare ground scrape; 2-3 eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- Birds of the World - An Online Bird Book
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Indian Thick-knee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indian_Thick-knee
External Links
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