Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
- FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
- GenusBurhinus (Typical Stone-curlews)
- SpeciesBurhinus indicus (Indian Thick-knee)
About the Indian Thick-knee
The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew. This species is found in the plains of South and South-eastern Asia. They have large eyes and are brown with streaks and pale marks making it hard to spot against the background of soils and rocks. Mostly active in the dark, they produce calls similar to the true curlews, giving them their names.
The Indian stone-curlew was formally described in 1866 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori based on specimens obtained in India. He coined the binomial name Oedicnemus indicus. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "Indian". The Indian stone-curlew is now placed in the genus Burhinus that was erected in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1811. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus but the Indian population is distinctive in plumage, and non-migratory, leading to its being treated as a full species by Pamela Rasmussen in 2005. There has however been no... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gir National Park
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Thick-knee in Gir National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Thick-knee sighting in Gir National Park, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Thick-knee in Gir National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Thick-knee in Gir National Park in our monthly data.