Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
(L 8.7" WT2.2 oz)
Tarcol Lodge
04Jan2008
Note the yellow eyes
...mostly nocturnal.
Hespero is Greek for evening
star, west; burhinus in Greek
means ox nose (?); bistriatus in
Latin means double-striped.
star, west; burhinus in Greek
means ox nose (?); bistriatus in
Latin means double-striped.
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
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