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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Double-striped Thick-knee	Spotted Thick-knee
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Burhinus bistriatus	Burhinus capensis
गण	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
कुल	Burhinidae	Burhinidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	—
पंखों का फैलाव	48.4 cm (19.1 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)
वजन	730.6666666666666 g (25.77 oz)	461.3333333333333 g (16.27 oz)
आहार	--	--
अंडों की संख्या	2	1-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🌾 Grassland

Double-striped Thick-knee only

कोई नहीं

Spotted Thick-knee only

कोई नहीं

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Double-striped Thick-knee

Least Concern

Spotted Thick-knee

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About These Birds

Double-striped Thick-knee

Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) is a large 43–50 cm stone-curlew of Central America and northern South America. Pale grey-brown above; two bold white supercilia; yellow eye; cryptic streaked pattern. Inhabits open dry grasslands, savanna, and agricultural land from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean. Largely nocturnal.

Spotted Thick-knee

Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) is a medium 40–46 cm, heavily spotted stone-curlew of sub-Saharan Africa. Pale brown with bold dark spotting above; large yellow eye; long pale legs. Inhabits open dry woodland, savanna, and rocky hillsides away from water. Strictly nocturnal; rests camouflaged by day. Common across Africa south of the Sahara.

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