Família
Thick-knees
Burhinidae
10 espécies com página no Motmot.
Ordem: 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.
Espécies desta família
- spotted thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- bush thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
- indian thick-knee Burhinus indicus
- alcaravão Burhinus oedicnemus
- alcaravão-do-senegal Burhinus senegalensis
- water thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- alcaravão-dos-recifes Esacus magnirostris
- great thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
- téu-téu-da-savana Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
- peruvian thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris