Famiglia
Thick-knees
Burhinidae
10 specie con una pagina su Motmot.
Ordine: Charadriiformes
The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Despite the group being classified as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semiarid habitats.
Specie di questa famiglia
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
- Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus
- Occhione Burhinus oedicnemus
- Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris
- Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
- Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
- Peruvian Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris