Scientific Name: Burhinus oedicnemus Common Name: Eurasian Thick-knee Other Name: Stone-curlew, Eurasian stone-curlew
Identifying Features: yellow and black bill, large yellow eyes, brown body, black streaks present overall, yellow legs
Fun Facts:
- Largely nocturnal, particularly when singing its loud wailing songs.
- Food consists of insects and other small invertebrates, and occasionally small reptiles, frogs and rodents.
This image was clicked by Frode Falkenberg – via Flickr.
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