Double-striped Thick-knee

Burhinus bistriatus

The double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern. The double-striped thick-knee is a medium-large wader with a strong black and yellow bill, large yellow eyes, which give it a reptilian appearance, and cryptic plumage. It has finely streaked grey-brown upperparts, and a paler brown neck and breast merging into the white belly. The head has a strong white supercilium bordered above by a black stripe. Juveniles are similar to adults, but have slightly darker brown upperparts and a whitish nape. The double-striped thick-knee is striking in flight, with a white patch on the dark upperwing, and a white underwing with a black rear edge.
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Christopher Collins
Tuesday 05 Jul 2022 - 3:16pm
Costa Rica
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Lucrecia Diaz
Saturday 28 May 2022 - 11:45am
Venezuela
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Lucrecia Diaz
Saturday 14 May 2022 - 7:07am
Venezuela
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Ed Jenkins
Thursday 13 Jan 2022 - 2:14pm
Costa Rica
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