Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
Thick-knees
(Burhinidae)
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A sturdy bird with long pale yellow legs, large yellow eyes and a short black tipped yellow beak. The face appears white due to the broad eyebrow combined with white below the eye along the beak. The body is light brown marked with a white band across the wings; the wing tips are black. The belly and throat are white as well. When disturbed they tend to run before flying off. ⇔ l. 39-44 cm LA: ≈ Similar to CHARADRIUS MORINELLUS (Dotterel) which is smaller.
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Grey plover
Golden plover
Dotterel
Stone-curlew
Griel
Triel
Burhinus oedicnemus [L.]
Occhione comune
Alcaraván común
Burhinus oedicnemus [L.]
Авдотка
Burhinus oedicnemus [L.]
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