Burhinus
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Burhinus is a genus of bird
in the Burhinidae family. It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Burhinidae family. It contains the following species:
- Bush Stone-CurlewBush Stone-curlewThe Bush Stone-curlew or Bush Thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia...
(Burhinus grallarius) - Double-striped Thick-kneeDouble-striped Thick-kneeThe Double-striped Thick-knee, Burhinus bistriatus, is a Stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae.It is a resident breeder in Central and South America from southern Mexico south to Colombia, Venezuela and northern Brazil...
(Burhinus bistriatus) - Peruvian Thick-kneePeruvian Thick-kneeThe Peruvian Thick-knee is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru....
(Burhinus superciliaris) - Senegal Thick-kneeSenegal Thick-kneeThe Senegal Thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis, is a Stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae.It is a resident breeder in Africa between the Sahara and the equator, and in the Nile valley....
(Burhinus senegalensis) - Spotted Thick-kneeSpotted Thick-kneeThe Spotted Thick-knee, Burhinus capensis, also known as the Spotted Dikkop or Cape Thick-knee, is a stone-curlew in the family Burhinidae.- Description :...
(Burhinus capensis) - Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Water Thick-kneeWater Thick-kneeThe Water Thick-knee is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia,...
(Burhinus vermiculatus)