Charadriiformes
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
HBW 3, p. 348
- Medium-sized terrestrial waders, with long legs, long wings and cryptic plumage; bill usually short, but large and heavy in some species.
- All regions except Antarctic, but mainly tropical; greatest diversity in Old World.
- Semi-arid to arid open areas, sometimes linked with water; one species strictly coastal.
- 2 genera, 9 species, 19 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 1
- 8
List of species:
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- 108 6 55 47 8 1 Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- 37 1 16 20 8 2 Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
- 35 1 19 15 8 3 Water Dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus)
- 36 25 11 8 4 Spotted Dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
- 41 2 21 18 8 5 Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)
- 29 16 13 8 6 Peruvian Thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris)
- 50 2 32 16 8 7 Bush Thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius)
- 45 2 23 20 8 8 Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris)
- 29 1 14 14 6 9 Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris)
Family statistics
2 genera, 9 species
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| 2 genera | (100%) |
| 9 species | (100%) |
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