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Beach Thick-knee or Bush Stone-curlew
The really funny thing about the Black-necked Stork (i.e., "Jabiru") is that many Australians call it a "Jabiru" in the belief that it is the original Aboriginal name for the creature. (Like so many other creatures: Numbats and Brolgas and so on.) It certainly sounds like an Aboriginal word -...- Tannin
- Post #30
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Beach Thick-knee or Bush Stone-curlew
Not so, Steve. So far as species confined to a particular geographical area go, the official body responsible for that area gets to decide what the official name is. For any bird endemic to Australia, New Zealand and/or the Antarctic, that is the joint Oz/Kiwi list. You and I can use any name...- Tannin
- Post #17
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Beach Thick-knee or Bush Stone-curlew
These are far, far too beautiful to even think of calling "thick knees". The Beach Stone-curlew is, I grant you, an odd-looking creature, but the Bush Stone-curlew is utterly loveley. I don't recall the range of the Beach Stone-curlew but I seem to remember that they appear on beaches and...- Tannin
- Post #15
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A