Birds of the World

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae (Stone-curlews, Thick-knees)  
Genus: Esacus (2 species)


Beach Stone-curlew
Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) Near Threatened
Range: OR, AU: coasts and islets of tropical e Indian and w Pacific oceans: Andaman Is., Malay Pen. and sw, s Philippines, Indonesian Arch., New Guinea and satellites, nc WA to se NSW (nw, n, e Australia), Bismarck Arch. (including Admiralty Is.), n to se Solomon Is. (e
Australia  
 
Photograph by Brian McCauley     Copyright and usage info


Great Stone-curlew
Great Stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris) Near Threatened
Range: OR: river systems of s, se Asia: estuaries of s Iran; inland Indus Valley (c Pakistan), sub-Himalayan India s to Sri Lanka and e to n Thailand, n Cambodia and n, s Vietnam
Chambal River, UP, India  
 
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography     Copyright and usage info



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