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esacus giganteus

  1. Confused

    Confused

    Not only are Beach Thick-knees called stone-curlews sometimes, they also moved to another Genus meaning they are known by another scientific name by some LOL But these were our main target for them, as they're not seen everywhere.
    • delia todd
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Beach Thick-knee

    Beach Thick-knee

    • peterday
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Thick or stone?

    Thick or stone?

    We soon had the main object for that trip under our belts, although we'd seen them before, they're such wonderful birds. They've a couple of names, "Thick-knee" and "Stone-Curlew", everyone agrees that they're prefixed with Beach though. They've also been placed in two...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia beach thick-knee bribie island esacus giganteus kakadu beach nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Lifer on the beach

    Lifer on the beach

    An early start today, for it's the end of my stay with Ken and Judy, most generous and kindly hosts! We first headed to Bribie Island, just north of Brisbane. Our first stop there was Kakadu Beach, a shorebird sanctuary. Ken had one main object for me here, so after a quick look out from the...
    • delia todd
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    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Beach Thick-knees

    Beach Thick-knees

    • Mick Harris
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Beach Thick-knees

    Beach Thick-knees

    A trio of these striking looking birds in north-west Bali.
    • Mick Harris
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Beach thik knee

    Beach thik knee

    PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 732.(Observe the Bird and recognize)...BEACH THIK KNEE.. WATERCOLOUR...A4....2016...[ From the ref. Photograph of Mr. Gaurav Kataria] ... The beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) also known as beach thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird that occurs in...
    • PRATIM DAS
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    • Category: Art & Graphics
  8. Beach Thick Knee

    Beach Thick Knee

    On that lovely mud beach at Cairns. 1850
    • Tiger1
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    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Beach Stone-curlew ( Comparison )

    Beach Stone-curlew ( Comparison )

    Comparison with the Bush Stone-curlew
    • Ken Doy
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Beach Stone-curlew

    Beach Stone-curlew

    Formerly known as the Beach Thick-knee. A breeding pair at this location has successfully raised another youngster this year .
    • Ken Doy
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee

    The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee

    The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka into South-east Asia. This species prefers gravel banks along rivers or large lakes, and also beaches. A single egg is laid...
    • tjt4002
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Beach Stone-Curlew

    Beach Stone-Curlew

    Not a brilliant photo - the bird was backlit and a long way away, but it was the only shot I could get; the bird is endangered, so I thought it was worth including. I'm running out of new species to post from the trip, so just one today.
    • peterday
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Beach Stone Curlew (Esacus neglectus)

    Beach Stone Curlew (Esacus neglectus)

    Once common the Beach Stone Curlew is now on the threatened species list. This one of a pair was sunning itself at Point Vernon Quensland
    • Cliff Greet
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. beach stone-curleW

    beach stone-curleW

    this is not a common bird. also called beach thick knee
    • roamingroy
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. BEACH_STONE_CURLEW

    BEACH_STONE_CURLEW

    Also known as Beach thick knee
    • countryboyme
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Beach Thick- knee

    Beach Thick- knee

    Beach Thick-knee on the mud at Cairns esplanade
    • Tiger1
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Beach Thick-knee

    Beach Thick-knee

    This was one of a pair found on Rainbow Beach, seemingly undisturbed by all the people driving with their 4WD vehicles on the beach! More from my birding adventures at LOST in BIRDING http://www.samwoodsbirding.blogspot.com
    • Sam Woods
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Beach Thick-knee

    Beach Thick-knee

    Beach Thick-knee (Esacus neglectus) on a beach in Komodo Island, Indonesia. Background is the Sea of Flores.
    • Ignacio
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Beach Stone Curlew

    Beach Stone Curlew

    Beach Stone Curlew (formerely known as the Beach Thick Knee). Although considered an uncommon or rare bird this photo was taken from the Esplanade at Cairns, Qld. After all the other birds were created the Beach Stone Curlew was supposedly made up from the left over bits.
    • Helmeted Honeyeater
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Beach stone-curlew (thick-knee)

    Beach stone-curlew (thick-knee)

    I like the fact that this bird breeds and feeds on the beaches around the city. A remarkable feat given it lays its eggs in a scrape in the sand.
    • tcollins
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Beach stone-curlew ( thick-knee )

    Beach stone-curlew ( thick-knee )

    This is one of a pair that had two chicks last year but hve returned to the area they laid. Hopefully the chicks have moved on to a safe haven elsewhere.
    • tcollins
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Bush Stone-curlew (thick-knee)

    Bush Stone-curlew (thick-knee)

    I was having a slow day today so I decided to get off the beaten track and walk through an area of regrowth. As I approached a ridge this thick-knee charged me making threatening noises and making himself as large as possible. Normally these birds freeze and rely on not being seen. I thought...
    • tcollins
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    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Bush Stone-curlew ( thick knee)

    Bush Stone-curlew ( thick knee)

    The most obvious difference between this and the beach stone curlew is the beak size, But this bird is much more delicate has longer and thinner legs as will be seen in my next post.
    • tcollins
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    • bush stone-curlew ( thick knee) esacus giganteus
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Beach Stone-curlew (thick knee)

    Beach Stone-curlew (thick knee)

    I have posted this to compare with the Bush stone curlew (thick knee) I am about to post. They were only 150 m apart when the images were made but different birds and habitats.
    • tcollins
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Beach Thick-knee

    Beach Thick-knee

    Also known as the Beach Stone-Curlew. One of the sought after species in Australia ... There is no agreement on taxonomic treatment among the various world lists. By many treated as Esacus neglectus.
    • njlarsen
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