Burhinidae

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The list of species of Burhinidae family

The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Despite the group being classified as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semiarid habitats.

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Bush Stone-Curlew

Burhinus grallarius

The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris ) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search...

Spotted thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis ), also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae. It is native to tropical regions of central and southern Africa.

Eurasian stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus ) is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family.

Water thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

The water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus ), or water dikkop is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae. The species is found across sub-Saharan Africa, usually close to water.

Double-striped thick-knee

Burhinus bistriatus

The double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus ) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head...

Beach stone-curlew

Esacus magnirostris

The beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris ) also known as beach thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird that occurs in Australasia, the islands of South-east Asia. At 55 cm (22 in) and 1 kg (2.2 lb), it is one of the world's largest...

Great stone-curlew

Esacus recurvirostris

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, Bangladesh into South-east Asia.

Senegal thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

The Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis ) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. Their vernacular scientific name refers to the prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs.

Peruvian thick-knee

Burhinus superciliaris

The Peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris ) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or...