Taxonomic classification <> Pictures
The beach thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) belongs to the family of Burhinidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Beach thick-knee conservation status
The species Esacus magnirostris is listed by IUCN as "Near Threatened". The total population is estimated to be about 6,000 birds of which 4,000 are likely to be mature individuals. The population is declining due to human activities and predation by invasive mammals.The species Esacus magnirostris are dispersed along coastal linear habitat. Their littoral, estuarine and shore habitats are being continuously degraded, fragmented and destroyed by the coastal development and the increase in human population pressure.
The human activities like use of off-road vehicles and other recreational activities on the shore have disturbed their nesting sites. In the presence of humans and dogs, the parents move away, leaving the eggs and chicks unguarded till the threat ceases. Thus exposing them to predation by foxes, feral dogs and pigs.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Esacus magnirostris |
| Species: | E. magnirostris |
| Genus: | Esacus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Burhinidae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by Tony Morris |
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| 2.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by John Manger, CSIRO |
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| 3.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by John Manger, CSIRO |
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| 4.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by Summerdrought |
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| 5.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by Aviceda |
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| 6.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by Greg Schechter |
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| 7.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by Greg Schechter |
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| 8.Beach thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris Picture by Greg Schechter |
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| 9.Esacus magnirostris Picture by KR ADVENTURES |
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| 10.Esacus magnirostris by Tony Morris |
1.Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/20565711415/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/18/17
2.Picture source: http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/image/10880 (cropped)
Author: John Manger, CSIRO | License: CC BY 3.0
3.Picture source: http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/image/11070 (cropped)
Author: John Manger, CSIRO | License: CC BY 3.0
4.Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_magnirostris_-_Beach_stone-curlew_Qld.jpg (cropped)
Author: Summerdrought | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5.Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beach_Thick-knee_Inskip_Pt2.JPG (cropped)
Author: Aviceda | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
6.Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_giganteus_-Daintree,_Queensland,_Australia-8_(1).jpg (cropped)
Author: Greg Schechter | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/19/17
7.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_giganteus_-Daintree,_Queensland,_Australia-8_(2).jpg (cropped)
Author: Greg Schechter | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/19/17
8.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_giganteus_-Daintree,_Queensland,_Australia-8.jpg (cropped)
Author: Greg Schechter | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/19/17
9.Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/98155826@N08/9221565667/ (cropped)
Author: KR ADVENTURES | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/18/17
10.Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/20556773892/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/18/17
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