beach (stone) curlew

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• Beach Stone-curlew — Taxobox name = Beach Stone curlew status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Burhinidae genus = Esacus species = E. giganteus binomial = Esacus… …   Wikipedia

• beach stone-curlew — /bitʃ stoʊn ˈkɜlju/ (say beech stohn kerlyooh) noun a shy, nocturnal shorebird with a mournful cry, Esacus neglectus, having a large black bill with a yellow base, long olive yellow legs, and a broad black eye patch, found on beaches in northern… …  

• Stone-curlew — Stone curlews Bush Stone curlew, Burhinus grallarius Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• stone-curlew — /stoʊn ˈkɜlju / (say stohn kerlyooh) noun any of various large, nocturnal birds of the family Burhinidae, as the beach stone curlew and the bush stone curlew. Also, stone plover …  

• thickknee — ▪ bird also called  Stone Curlew,         any of numerous shorebirds that constitute the family Burhinidae (order Charadriiformes). The bird is named for the thickened intertarsal joint of its long, yellowish or greenish legs; or, alternatively,… …   Universalium

• List of birds of Singapore — Singapore has 364 species of birds on the official checklist. In addition to these are some ornamental birds, escapees and free ranging birds from the Singapore Zoo or Jurong Bird Park, making a total of about 400 bird species. This is a… …   Wikipedia

• Esacus — Taxobox name = Esacus image caption = Beach Stone curlew regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Burhinidae genus = Esacus genus authority = Lesson, 1831 range range map caption = Light green shows… …   Wikipedia

• List of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds — This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds [http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/hanzab/HANZAB spp list.pdf list, May 2002 update] , with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds of Australia, New Zealand,… …   Wikipedia

• List of birds of Australia — This list is based on the Birds Australia [http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/checklist/ba birdlist sept03.pdf list, September 2003] (PDF, free registration required).The Birds Australia list is considered unofficial. It is based on Christidis and… …   Wikipedia

• thick-knee — /ˈθɪk ˌni/ (say thik .nee) noun 1. former name of either of the two Australian stone curlews. See beach stone curlew, bush stone curlew. 2. any of various wading birds of the family Burhinidae, as Burhinus oedicnemus, of Europe, Africa, and Asia; …  

• List of Singapore-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Singapore. For a similar list in alphabetical order, see list of Singapore related topics by alphabetical order. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes… …   Wikipedia