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Beach Thick-knee*
In Australasia, the islands of
South-east Asia...less nocturnal
than most stone-curlews.
Esacus magnirostris
(L 22" Wt 2.2 lb)
Newell Beach
Queensland
23Oct2015
Escasus in Greek mythology is a
shorebird; magnirostris is Latin
for great billed.
© Marc
Anderson
xeno-canto
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Threatened
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