Indian stone-curlew
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The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew. This species is found in the plains o
Indian stone curlew in Nasirpur, Patiala 01
Burhinus indicus range
The large eyes indicate nocturnality
Adult with chick crouching beside it
Burhinus
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Burhinus is a genus of birds in the family Burhinidae. This family also contains the genus Esacus. The genus name Burhinus comes from the Greek bous, ox, and rhis, nose.
Indian stone-curlew
…He coined the binomial name Oedicnemus indicus. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "Indian". The Indian stone-curlew is now placed in the genus Burhinus that was erected in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1811. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. This…
Spotted Thick knee, Burhinus capensis at Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa, crop
Burhinidae range, genus Burhinus
Spotted thick-knee
Threat display of a spotted thick-knee in defence of its chicks