Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eurasian Stone-curlew
The Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Burhinidae (Thick-knees and Stone-curlews) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Burhinus oedicnemus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Stone-curlew
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus
- Burhinus oedicnemus distinctus
- Burhinus oedicnemus insularum
- Burhinus oedicnemus saharae
- Burhinus oedicnemus harterti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Oedicnemus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- England.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.151
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Thick-knees and Stone-curlews
Peruvian Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
Beach Stone-curlew
Esacus magnirostris
Great Stone-curlew
Esacus recurvirostris
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Indian Stone-curlew
Burhinus indicus
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