Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) belongs to the family Burhinidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Great thick-knee behavior
The species Esacus recurvirostris have large eyes giving them a reptilian appearance. They are mainly nocturnal or crepuscular. However, they have been observed to forage also during the day. With their large bills they overturn stones to find prey. They also dig for prey in the sand.They have cryptic plumage, providing them camouflage with gravel, sandy, shingle banks along rivers, large lakes, and also beaches. These species make harsh wailing calls, given mainly at night, as with other birds in this family.
The courtship consists of short runs, skips and leaps together with repeated wails and screams. The chicks are precocial and nidifugous and have cryptic down feathers. When threatened, the chicks will crouch, drop down head and stretched out neck.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Esacus recurvirostris |
| Species: | E. recurvirostris |
| Genus: | Esacus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Burhinidae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Photo of Great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris by Swardeepak |
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| 2.Photo of Great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris by Dr. Raju Kasambe |
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| 3.Photo of Great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris by Thimindu |
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| 4.Photo of Great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris by Dr. Raju Kasambe |
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| 5.Photo of Great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris by L. Shyamal |
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| 6.Photo of Great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris by L. Shyamal |
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| 7.Esacus recurvirostris by Cyndy Sims Parr |
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| 8.Esacus recurvirostris by Dhruvaraj S |
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| 9.Esacus recurvirostris by David Cook |
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| 10.Esacus recurvirostris by Mike Prince |
1.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Thick-knee.jpg (cropped)
Author: Swardeepak | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone-curlew_or_Great_Thick-knee_Esacus_recurvirostris_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCN6448_(13).jpg (cropped)
Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
3.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thimindu_2009_09_27_Yala_Stone_Curlew_2.JPG (cropped)
Author: Thimindu | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone-curlew_or_Great_Thick-knee_Esacus_recurvirostris_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCN6448_(9).jpg (cropped)
Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_recurvirostris3.jpg (cropped)
Author: L. Shyamal | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_recurvirostris1.jpg (cropped)
Author: L. Shyamal | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
7.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esacus_recurvirostris_-Ranganathittu_Bird_Sanctuary,_Karnataka,_India-8.jpg (cropped)
Author: Cyndy Sims Parr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 6/15/17
8.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhruvaraj/2975557154/ (cropped)
Author: Dhruvaraj S | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/15/17
9.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/4621283262/ (cropped)
Author: David Cook | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/15/17
10.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/23349495660/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/15/17
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