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A photo of a Great Stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
Great Stone-curlew

Great Stone-curlew

Esacus recurvirostris

The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh into South-east Asia. The great thick-knee is a large wader at 49–55 cm, and has a massive 7 cm bill with the lower mandible with a sharp angle giving it an upturned appearance. It has unstreaked grey-brown upperparts and breast, with rest of the underparts whitish. The face has a striking black and white pattern, and the bill is black with a yellow base. The eyes are bright yellow and the legs a duller greenish-yellow. In flight, the great thick-knee shows black and white flight feathers on the upperwing, and a mainly white underwing. Sexes are similar, but young birds are slightly paler than adults.
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Evgenii Velichko
Thursday 09 Mar 2023 - 9:00am
Sri Lanka
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Evgenii Velichko
Wednesday 01 Feb 2023 - 12:00am
Sri Lanka
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Jamie BT
Sunday 24 Mar 2019 - 10:35pm
Sri Lanka
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Edward Clifford
Sunday 24 Mar 2019 - 10:35pm
Sri Lanka
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