Stone Curlew
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see thick-knee.
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Thick-knee - common name for terrestrial, Old World birds in the family Burhinidae. The name derives from the bird's thickened tarsal joints.
Stone curlew
Stone curlews have a strangely haunting look. Their wide open yellow eyes and crouched stance add to the effect of their wailing cry. Keeping a low profile is what the stone curlew does best.
Stone Curlew
Stone curlews are nine species of birds belonging to the family Burhinidae ...
Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Crab spider (Thomisus onustus)
Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
Reddish buff moth (Acosmetia caliginosa) ...
The stone curlew is listed on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981, which affords special protection at all times. It is an offence to take, injure or kill a stone curlew or to take, damage or destroy its nest, eggs or young.
The stone curlew occurs throughout Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia. It is a summer migrant in the more temperate European and Asian parts of its range, wintering in Africa.
[edit] Subspecies ...
In the Middle States, the Semipalmated Snipe is known to every fisherman gunner by the name of "Willet;" and from the Carolinas southward by that of "Stone Curlew.
One of my most memorable birding adventures was to be out on the Blancas plateau one day in March 1995 after sunset, with the stars above on a moon-less night, and listen to the chorus of several Dupont's Larks (and a few Stone Curlews).
Beach Curlew, Beach Stone-Curlew, Beach Stone Curlew, Beach Stonecurlew, Reef Thick-knee, Great Australian Stone Plover, Great Australian Stone-Curlew, Great Australian Thick-knee, Great Stoneplover, Great Thick-knee
Bird Family : ...
Most species are sedentary, but the Stone Curlew is a summer migrant in the temperate European part of its range, wintering in Africa.
Species
The nine species are: ...
And East Anglia is the UK stronghold for two of the rarest: bittern and stone curlew.
Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris
Described by: Cuvier (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Great Stone-curlew, Great-billed Thick-knee, Great Stone Curlew, Great Stone Plover
Old scientific name(s): Esacus recurvirostris ...
Population genetics of threatened bird species: White-fronted Chat, Bush-stone Curlew
Taxonomy of the Christmas Island shrew
Understanding gastropod phylogeny
Wildlife Forensics using DNA-Based Identifications ...
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, Volume 3 Stone Curlews to Owls by Salim Ali and S Dillon Ripley
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, Volume 4 Frogmouths to Pittas by Salim Ali and S Dillon Ripley ...
Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus )
Sulphure Crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita )
Swallow / Barn Swallow ( Hirundo rustica )
Tengmalm's Owl ( Aegolius funereus )
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Tree Sparrow ( Passer montanus ) ...
 See also: Curlew, Thick-knee, Plover, Sparrow, Lizard
  
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