Burhinus indicus
Widespread resident. Very similar to Eurasian Thick - knee, but smaller. darker and more heavily streaked, with larger bill, shorter tail, and longer tarsi. Bill has more black, and shows more pronounced bars on wing - coverts (with broader pale panel}. Habits similar to Eurasian's. Dry scrub, stony dry riverbeds with scrub.
Colour
Widespread resident. Very similar to Eurasian Thick - knee, but smaller. darker and more heavily streaked, with larger bill, shorter tail, and longer tarsi. Bill has more black, and shows more pronounced bars on wing - coverts (with broader pale panel}. Habits similar to Eurasian's. Dry scrub, stony dry riverbeds with scrub.
Every bird sits between two neighbours — bigger than one, smaller than the other. The sentences below are generated live from the database.
Indian Thick-knee is bigger than Eurasian Coot but smaller than Alpine Chough.
This bird
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
36–39 cm
