Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Thick-knees :: Bush Thick-knee

Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius

Described by: Latham (1801)
Alternate common name(s): Bush Stone-curlew, Southern Thick-knee, Australian Thick-knee, Australian Stone Curlew, Willaroo
Old scientific name(s): Burhinus magnirostris

Photographs

Victoria, Australia - 1975 © Hans&Judy Beste  Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia - 1975 © Hans&Judy Beste  Victoria, Australia - 1993 © Hans&Judy Beste  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2000 © Hans&Judy Beste  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Australia;
Fragmented distribution;
W. and n. Western Australia and the Northern Territory (New Haven Station on the e. edge of the Great Sandy Desert, Kakadu National Park, Waterfall Park). N. Queensland (Iron Range National Park, Mount Molloy, Kingfisher Park in the Atherton Tablelands and Cairns Cementery). S. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and se. South Australia, Kangaroo Is. and Tasmania.
Winters to Tasmania and s. New Guinea.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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