Birds of the World

○   ←   CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae (Stone-curlews, Thick-knees)   →
Genus: Hesperoburhinus (2 species)


Double-striped Thick-knee
Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)
Range: MA, SA: inland s Mexico to nw Costa Rica; n Hispaniola; Colombia to n Brazil
Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A chicken-sized bird found in grasslands.

Peruvian Thick-knee
Peruvian Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus superciliaris)
Range: SA: coastal s Ecuador to n Chile
Mejía, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba