Alternative name: Great Stone-curlew
- Esacus recurvirostris
Burhinus recurvirostris
Identification
41·5–54 cm
- Greyish upperparts
Distribution
Southeastern Iran to Indian subcontinent, Indochina and Hainan Islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowlands to 1000m, mostly along large rivers, seacoasts and islands, ravel banks or rocks along the river or lakes, coastal salt pans
Behaviour
Their main diet is crabs, but they will also eat insects and birds eggs.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Thick-knee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Thick-knee
