INDIAN THICK-KNEE

Photographed March 2017

1069                     INDIAN THICK-KNEE                Burninus (oedicnemus) indicus

SRI LANKA                   54

Also known as Indian Stone-curlew. Found in open scrub. 40-44 cm. Uncommon breeding resident in the lowlands; local and rare in the wet lowlands.

GREAT THICK-KNEE

Photographed March 2017.

1068                       GREAT THICK-KNEE              Esacus recurvirostris 

SRI LANKA                53

Found on the shores of estuaries, coastal lagoons and edges of large tanks. 49-54 cm. Uncommon breeding resident mainly in the dry lowlands, and local and rare in coastal wet lowlands.

BEACH STONE-CURLEW

90       BEACH STONE-CURLEW        Esacus negectus

Australia    (90)

Also known as Beach Thick-knee. 56 cm. Found on open undisturbed beaches, exposed reefs and tidal mudflats from Shark Bay, across the north of Australia to Nambucca Heads in NSW.