Stone-curlews, Thick-knees

Great Stone-curlew

Esacus recurvirostris

The Great Stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris) is a 790 g river bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Stone-curlews, Thick-knees

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

790 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Vietnam, Pakistan.

Where to see it: Bundala NP (General) (Sri Lanka); Yala National Park (General) (Sri Lanka); Uda Walawe NP (Sri Lanka); Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - General (Nepal); Manohara River (Nepal).

Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist