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Genus: Burhinus

Description

Thick-knees.

Taxonomy

Burhinus is a genus in the family Burhinidae.

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.

Genus Burhinus view • edit
B. vermiculatus Water Thick-knee
B. oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-knee
B. indicus Indian Thick-knee
B. senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee
B. capensis Spotted Thick-knee
B. grallarius Bush Thick-knee

Pages in category ‘Burhinus’

The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.

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