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;[[:Category:Burhinus|Burhinus]] giganteus | ;[[:Category:Burhinus|Burhinus]] giganteus | ||
| − | + | '''Alternative Name: Beach Stone-curlew''' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
A large, rather ungainly bird with an outsized beak, it could be mistaken at first glance for a heron species. | A large, rather ungainly bird with an outsized beak, it could be mistaken at first glance for a heron species. | ||
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====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
The only other thick-knee or stone-curlew to occur in [[Australia]] is the [[Bush Thick-knee]] which is more generally brownish, and is not confined to the coasts. | The only other thick-knee or stone-curlew to occur in [[Australia]] is the [[Bush Thick-knee]] which is more generally brownish, and is not confined to the coasts. | ||
| + | [[Image:Beach_Thick-knee.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|RMD|RMD}}<br />Nhulunbuy, NT, [[Australia]], Febuary 2004]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Coastal [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], and the [[Philippines]]. | ||
'''Status''' | '''Status''' | ||
This large wading bird is endangered. | This large wading bird is endangered. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | A monotypic species. | + | A monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
{{Esacus vs. Burhinus}} | {{Esacus vs. Burhinus}} | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Open beaches, exposed reefs, mangroves, and tidal sand or mudflats. | + | Open sandy and rocky beaches, exposed reefs, mangroves, and tidal sand or mudflats. |
| − | + | [[Image:18565tk.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|RMD|RMD}}<br />Nhulunbuy, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], January 2005]] | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The single egg is laid on the beach just above the high tide line. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Beach_Thick-knee}} <!--- Comment: search terms changed to gain more hits. Scientific name is bad due to confusion over naming. ---> | {{GSearch|Beach_Thick-knee}} <!--- Comment: search terms changed to gain more hits. Scientific name is bad due to confusion over naming. ---> | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Burhinus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Burhinus]] | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 2 October 2009
- Burhinus giganteus
Alternative Name: Beach Stone-curlew
Identification
A large, rather ungainly bird with an outsized beak, it could be mistaken at first glance for a heron species.
Similar Species
The only other thick-knee or stone-curlew to occur in Australia is the Bush Thick-knee which is more generally brownish, and is not confined to the coasts.
Distribution
Coastal Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Status This large wading bird is endangered.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.[1]
Esacus vs. Burhinus
Some authorities (Clements 2010) place Great Stone-curlew (recurvirostris) and Beach Stone-curlew (magnirostris) in the genus Burhinus. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Gill & Donsker (2010) place these species in Esacus.
Habitat
Open sandy and rocky beaches, exposed reefs, mangroves, and tidal sand or mudflats.
Behaviour
The single egg is laid on the beach just above the high tide line.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Beach Thick-knee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Beach_Thick-knee
