Beach Stone-curlew
Esacus magnirostris
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The beach stone-curlew or beach thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird that occurs in Australasia, the islands of South-east Asia. At 55 cm (22 in) and 1 kg (2.2 lb), it is one of the world's largest shorebirds.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Burhinidae
- Genus
- Esacus