Bush Thick-knee
Ground-dweller endemic to
Australia...is mainly nocturnal
...freeze motionless when disturbed.
Australia...is mainly nocturnal
...freeze motionless when disturbed.
Burhinus grallarius
(L 21.7" WS 21.7-23.6")
Brisbane
City Botanic Gardens
15Oct2015
Note this kneeling
position.
position.
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
Burhinus is Greek for ox
nose...i.e., thick short bill ;
grallarius is Latin for
stilts...i.e., long legs.
nose...i.e., thick short bill ;
grallarius is Latin for
stilts...i.e., long legs.
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