Beach stone-curlew

"Burhinus magnirostris" redirects here. For the species formerly known by this name, see Bush stone-curlew.

Beach stone-curlew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Burhinidae
Genus: Esacus
Species:
E. magnirostris
Binomial name
Esacus magnirostris
(Vieillot, 1818)
  E. magnirostris range
  E. recurvirostris range
Synonyms

Esacus neglectus
Burhinus giganteus Wagler, 1829
Burhinus 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 shorebirds.

It is less strictly nocturnal than most stone-curlews, and can sometimes be seen foraging by daylight, moving slowly and deliberately, with occasional short runs. It tends to be wary and fly off into the distance ahead of the observer, employing slow, rather stiff wingbeats..

The beach stone-curlew is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In New South Wales it is listed as critically endangered.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Esacus magnirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728621A94992570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728621A94992570.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Esacus magnirostris — Beach Stone-curlew". Species Profile and Threats Database.