Beach stone-curlew

The beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) also known as

beach thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird that occurs in Beach stone-curlew
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. At a
mean of 1,032  g (2.275  lb) in males and 1,000  g (2.2  lb) in
females, it the heaviest living member of the Charadriiformes
outside of the gull and skua families.[2]

It is less strictly nocturnal than most stone-curlews, and can

sometimes be seen foraging by daylight, moving slowly and
deliberately, with occasional short runs. It tends to be wary and Conservation status
fly off into the distance ahead of the observer, employing slow,
rather stiff wingbeats. The beach stone-curlew is a resident of
undisturbed open beaches, exposed reefs, mangroves, and tidal
sand or mudflats over a large range, including coastal eastern
Australia as far south as far eastern Victoria, the northern Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Australian coast and nearby islands, New Guinea, New Scientific classification
Caledonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It is
uncommon over most of its range, and rare south of Cairns. Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
A single egg is laid just above the high tide line on the open
beach, where it is vulnerable to predation and human Class: Aves
disturbance.
Order: Charadriiformes
The beach stone-curlew is classified as Near Threatened on the Family: Burhinidae
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Genus: Esacus

Gallery Species: E. magnirostris

Binomial name
Esacus magnirostris

(Vieillot, 1818)

   E. magnirostris range

   E. recurvirostris range

Synonyms
 Esacus neglectus
Burhinus giganteus Wagler, 1829
Burhinus magnirostris

At Inskip Point, SE
Queensland, Australia

On Green Island off Cairns At Cape Tribulation, north

Queensland, Australia

References
1. BirdLife International (2016). "Esacus magnirostris" (https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/227
28621/94992570). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728621A94992570.
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728621A94992570.en (https://doi.org/10.2305%2FI
UCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728621A94992570.en). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC
Press (2008), ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.

External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet (http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=Spc
HTMDetails.asp&sid=30066&m=0)

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