Prakruti Parichay
BurhinidaeEsacus

Beach Thick-knee

Esacus neglectus

53–57 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Andamans. Stouter and straighter bill than GreatThick-knee. Has different head pattern. with mainly black forehead and lores, and more black on sides of crown and ear-coverts (enclosing white supercilium). in flight, has different wing pattern from Great. with grey (rather than mainly black) secondaries and white inner primaries. Mainly nocturnal. Habits similar to Great's. Sandy and muddy shores and coral reefs. AN Beach Stone-curlew.

Colour

BlackWhiteGrey
Average size
55 cm
Habitat
Sandy and muddy shores and coral reefs. AN Beach Stone-curlew.
Behaviour
Resident., Habits similar to Great's.

About this bird

Resident. Andamans. Stouter and straighter bill than GreatThick-knee. Has different head pattern. with mainly black forehead and lores, and more black on sides of crown and ear-coverts (enclosing white supercilium). in flight, has different wing pattern from Great. with grey (rather than mainly black) secondaries and white inner primaries. Mainly nocturnal. Habits similar to Great's. Sandy and muddy shores and coral reefs. AN Beach Stone-curlew.

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Beach Thick-knee is bigger than Brown-necked Raven but smaller than Northern Goshawk.

This bird

Beach Thick-knee

Esacus neglectus

53–57 cm