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Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)

Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)
Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)

About Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Thick-knees

The double-striped thick-knee is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern.

Source: Wikipedia

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