Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
- FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
- GenusBurhinus (Typical Stone-curlews)
- SpeciesBurhinus oedicnemus (Eurasian Stone-curlew)
About the Eurasian Stone-curlew
The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family. The Eurasian stone-curlew was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Charadrius oedicnemus. He specified the locality as England. The name Oedicnemus had been used earlier by the French naturalist Pierre Belon in 1655. The species is now placed in the genus Burhinus that was introduced by the German zoologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1811. The genus name combines the Greek bous meaning "ox" with rhis meaning "nose". The species name oedicnemus combines the Greek oidio meaning "to swell", and kneme meaning "shin" or "leg", referring to the bird's prominent tibiotarsal joints, which also give it the common name of "thick-knee". This is an abbreviated form of Thomas Pennant's 1776 coinage "thick-kneed bustard".
The name "stone curlew" was recorded by Francis Willughby in 1678 as a "third sort of Godwit, which in Cornwall they call the Stone-Curlew, differing from the precedent in that it hath a much shorter and... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Eurasian Stone-curlew in Murchison Falls National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Stone-curlew in Murchison Falls National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Stone-curlew sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Stone-curlew in Murchison Falls National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Stone-curlew in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.