Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)

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A sturdy bird with long pale yellow legs, large yellow eyes and a short black tipped yellow beak. The face appears white due to the broad eyebrow combined with white below the eye along the beak. The body is light brown marked with a white band across the wings; the wing tips are black. The belly and throat are white as well.

When disturbed they tend to run before flying off.

⇔ l. 39-44 cm

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≈ Similar to CHARADRIUS MORINELLUS (Dotterel) which is smaller.

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