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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Double-striped Thick-knee	Great Thick-knee
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Burhinus bistriatus	Esacus recurvirostris
गण	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
कुल	Burhinidae	Burhinidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Near Threatened
लंबाई	—	—
पंखों का फैलाव	48.4 cm (19.1 in)	51.3 cm (20.2 in)
वजन	730.6666666666666 g (25.77 oz)	790.0 g (27.87 oz)
आहार	--	--
अंडों की संख्या	2	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🌾 Grassland

Double-striped Thick-knee only

कोई नहीं

Great Thick-knee only

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Double-striped Thick-knee

Near Threatened

Great 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.

Great Thick-knee

Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large 49–54 cm stone-curlew of South and South-East Asia. Brown above; whitish below with streaked breast; massive upturned bill; large yellow eye with black and white face markings. Inhabits shingle banks, sandy riverbeds, and lake shores from Pakistan east to South-East Asia.

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