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Indian thick-knee with its good friend spoonbill... :) 5D mkIII,Burhinus indicus,Geotagged,India,Indian stone-curlew,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Indian thick-knee

with its good friend spoonbill... :)

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    Hi, that's a Great thick-knee, not an Indian thick-knee. Note the very striking black and white facial pattern. Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Ori Fragman Sapir's profile
    Ori Fragman Sapir
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    This is Esacus recurvirostris (Great stone-curlew) and not Indian stone-curlew. Posted 6 years ago

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The Indian stone-curlew

The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae.
It is found from India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, and winters to Africa and Arabia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by JohnR
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Uploaded Feb 18, 2015. Captured Mar 29, 2013 15:01 in 1201, New Kantharaj Urs Road, Chamarajapura, Chamarajapuram Mohalla, Lakshmipuram, Mysore division, Karnataka 570004, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm