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 for
a shorebird; magnirostris is
Latin for great billed.
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Threatened