Bush thickknee (Burhinus grallarius), 20200714 ZooChat
Distinctive large shorebird with long legs, enormous yellow eye, heavily streaked underparts. During the day stands or sits under small trees/shrubs, often in small groups. When disturbed will lie down and flatten neck to the ground. At night becomes active and wanders around calling its wonderful eerie wailing cry. In cities like Darwin, Cairns, Brisbane it is relatively common in parks, open.
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The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects. Its grey-brown coloration is distinguished by dark streaks, its eyes are large and legs are long.
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The Bush Stone-curlew, is a large, slim, nocturnal, ground-dwelling bird, unlike any other bird in Australia. Mostly grey-brown, streaked with black-brown-white.
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Burhinus grallarius has been recorded from all but the most arid parts of mainland Australia, and many offshore islands.A tiny breeding population is also found in southern New Guinea (Papua, formerly Irian Jaya, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea).In Australia, it is now largely absent south and east of the Great Dividing Range, and is scarce elsewhere in southern Australia.
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The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee ( Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects.
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Bush Stone-curlews were formerly found in the fertile, shale-soiled areas of Sydney - the Cumberland Plain - but are now absent and are listed as threatened in New South Wales because of land clearing practices.
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Description They are medium to large birds with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyes—which give them a reptilian appearance—and cryptic plumage. The names thick-knee and stone-curlew are both in common use. The term stone-curlew owes its origin to the broad similarities with true curlews.
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The Bush Stone-curlew, or Bush Thick-knee, is a large, slim, mainly nocturnal, ground-dwelling bird. It is mostly grey-brown above, streaked with black and rufous. It is whitish below with clear, vertical black streaks. The bill is small and black, and the eye is large and yellow, with a prominent white eyebrow. Both sexes are similar.
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The Burhinus are commonly called thick-knee, stone-curlew or dikkop. They are medium-sized, terrestrial waders, though they are generally found in semi-arid to arid, open areas. Only some species of Burhinus are associated with water. The genus ranges from 32 cm to 59 cm in size.
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The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee ( Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris ) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects.
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Bush Thick-knee - Burhinus grallarius - Birds of the World © Andrew Allen Macaulay Library eBird Watch Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius LC Least Concern Names (20) Monotypic Rob Hume, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020 Text last updated November 7, 2015 Sign in to see your badges Account
Bush Thickknee (Burhinus grallarius) adult, closeup of head, Hillsborough N.P., Queensland
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 9,350,000 km 2. Country endemic: no. Attributes. Land-mass type - Australia. Land-mass type - shelf island. Realm - Oceanic. IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome. Recommended citation. BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Burhinus grallarius.
Bush thickknee (Burhinus grallarius), 20200721 ZooChat
Bush Thick Knee or Bush Stone Curlew Roma Park - Brisbane Australia 2003. Burhinus grallarius, is over 20 inches high and is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. It is a terrestrial predator filling an ecological niche similar to that of a Roadrunner in North America. It was a stunning bird and a stunning experience - completely.
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This widespread species declined historically in the southern parts of its range, primarily owing to the destruction and degradation of its preferred woodland habitat, predation by introduced foxes and interactions with habitat loss, however most of these declines occurred prior to the past three generations (32 years).
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The Bush Thick-knee has gray brown upperparts; buff underparts; black streaking on breast and flanks; white supercilium, forehead, throat; dark eye-stripe curved toward neck; black bill Similar to: Beech Tnick-knee. Beach Thick-knee has much bigger bill than Bush Thick-knee.
