The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew. This species is found in the plains of South and South-eastern Asia. They have large eyes and are brown with streaks and pale marks making it hard to spot against the background of soils and rocks. Mostly active in the dark, they produce calls similar to the true curlews, giving them their names. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Salvadori, AT 1866)
Reference:
Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Stor. Nat. Milano
8 p.381
Imprint year:
1865
Protonym:
Oedicnemus indicus
Type locality:
India.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10815153
Avibase ID:
89404B934BA5A3A4
Avibase ID:
avibase-89404B93
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/89404B93
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824025
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Indian Thick-knee ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Indian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus indicus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Burhinus oedicnemus indicus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Burhinus indicus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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