Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) - HBW 3, p. 363
French: Oedicnème des récifs
German: Rifftriel
Spanish: Alcaraván Picogrueso Australiano
Other common names: Beach Stone-curlew/Curlew, Australian Stone-plover, Reef Thick-knee
Taxonomy: Œdicnemus magnirostris Vieillot, 1818, Depuch Island, Western Australia.
Formerly awarded monospecific genus Orthorhamphus; genus sometimes merged into Burhinus. Forms superspecies with E. recurvirostris, with which occasionally considered conspecific. Considerable confusion concerning correct nomenclature, resulting in recent proposals to adopt either giganteus or neglectus as valid species name, but magnirostris is the correct name (see page 350). Monotypic.
Distribution: Andaman Is and Malay Peninsula through Philippines, Indonesia and New Guinea to Australia and SW Pacific islands.
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A bird walking on the roadside Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Eldert Groenewoud 27 July 2009 3 years ago 28 sec 4.7 -
A bird catches a crab, hammers it, and finally swallows it. Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Robert Schaefer 3 October 2010 2 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird standing on a beach and defecating. (Bar-shouldered Dove and Olive-backed Oriole calling the backgound) Locality Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 27 December 2008 4 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird standing on a beach swallowing. Another bird runs past to take off then it also flies. Locality Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 27 December 2008 4 years ago 10 sec 4.3 -
Bird standing and walking. Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Eldert Groenewoud 25 February 2006 3 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
Three birds on a reef. Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 4.2
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Beach Thick-knee (or Stone-curlew) on beach at Inskip Point
Locality Inskip Point, Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 August 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
adult bird resting on sandy area - more commonly called Beach Stone-curlew
Locality Inskip Point, Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 2 years ago 4.4 -
The bird seemed to be relaxing itself by spreading its wings..
Locality Rutland Island, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar
Jainy Kuriakose 29 December 2012 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
A pair was seen roaming on the coast, didn't seem to be very shy but alert and allowed me very close for photographs..
Locality Rutland Island, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar
Jainy Kuriakose 29 December 2012 12 weeks ago 4 -
Beach Thick-knee (also called Beach Stone-curlew) eating a crab on beach
Locality Inskip Point, Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 2 years ago 4 -
Three birds in flight, calling.
Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 1 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8
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A bird calling in flight. Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2011 1 year ago 3.3
