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Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee

Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus] (= Burhinus oedicnemus) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Burhinidae
Genus:
   Burhinus
Scientific:
  Burhinus oedicnemus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.151

Protonym:
  Charadrius Oedicnemus

Type locality:
  England.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/170/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8C87D50F7516E905

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8C87D50F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8C87D50F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176749

Geographic range:

  • Burhinus oedicnemus: breeds open flat areas near sparse cover from England eastward to northeastern Xinjiang (western China), in south from Mauretania eastward to western and central Pakistan, and including Canary Islands (central Macaronesia) and some Mediterranean islands; winters to south as far as southern Kenya and Arabian Peninsula
  • Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus: breeds in southern England (now very local) eastward to Volga River delta (southwestern Russia) and in south from Iberian Peninsula to Azerbaijan (Caucasus); winters to northern and eastern Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and southwestern Asia
  • Burhinus oedicnemus saharae: Balearic Islands, Malta, and Cyprus (western to eastern Mediterranean Sea), Türkiye to Iraq and Iran, and northern Africa eastward to Nile Valley and southward to western Mauretania
  • Burhinus oedicnemus insularum: Fuerteventura to Alegranza (eastern Canary Islands, central Macaronesia)
  • Burhinus oedicnemus harterti: Volga River delta (southwestern Russia) eastward to northeastern Xinjiang (western China) and southward to southwestern Kazakhstan and western and central Pakistan; winters to northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia
  • Burhinus oedicnemus distinctus: El Hierro to Gran Canaria (western and central Canary Islands, central Macaronesia)
  • Burhinus indicus: India and Sri Lanka to Indochina; winters to Africa and Arabia
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English:
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee
French:
Oedicnème criard ou O. indien


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee ( Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Oedicnème criard ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Oedicnème criard ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Stone-Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Stone-Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Eurasian Stone Curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Eurasian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Eurasian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Eurasian Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Burhinus oedicnemus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Burhinus oedicnemus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Burhinus oedicnemus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Eurasian Thick-knee ( Burhinus oedicnemus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Burhinus oedicnemus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Arabic: الكروان, الكروان الصحراوي, الكروان الصخري, الكروان الكروان, كروان صحراوي
Asturian: Chepu, Gachegu
Azerbaijani: Çobanaldadan
Belarusian: Аўдотка, Палянік
Bulgarian: Турилик
Bengali: ইউরেশীয় মোটাহাঁটু
Breton: Ar bourlagad kirie
Catalan: Hubara, Sebel·lí, Torlit
Catalan (Balears): Sebel·lí
Valencian: Hubara
Czech: Dytík úhorní, Dytík žhorní
Welsh: Cwtyn llwyd, Gylfinir y garreg, Rhedwr y moelydd
Danish: Triel
German: Dickfuß, Triel
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκή) Πετροτουρλίδα, Πετροτριλίδα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρουλλουρίδα
English: Common Stone Curlew, Common Stone-Curlew, Common Thick-knee, Eurasian or Indian Thick-Knee, Eurasian Stone Curlew, Eurasian Stone-Curlew, Eurasian Thick-knee, European Stone Curlew, European Stonecurlew, European Thick-knee, Northern Stone Curlew, Northern Stonecurlew, Northern Stone-Curlew, Northern Thick-knee, Stone Curlew, Stone Thick-knee, Stonecurlew, Stone-Curlew, Thicknee
Esperanto: trielo
Spanish: Alcaravan, Alcaraván, Alcaraván Común
Estonian: Jämejalg
Basque: Atalar, Atalarra, Torlit
Finnish: Paksujalka
Faroese: Læmingur
French: Oedicnème criard, Oedicnème criard ou O. indien
Irish: Crotach Cloch
Gaelic: Cuilbneach nan Clach
Galician: Alcaraván, Torlit
Hebrew: כרוון, כרוון מצוי, כרון
Hindi: Kannadi al katti
Croatian: Ćukavica, Ćukavica potrk
Hungarian: Ugartyúk
Armenian: [Avdotka ], Ավդոտկա
Icelandic: Tríll
Italian: Chiurlo delle petraie, Occhione, Occhione comune, Occhione eurasiatico
Japanese (romaji): ishichidori, Ishi-chidori
Japanese: イシチドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 石千鳥
Georgian: თვალჭყეტია
Kazakh: Жек, Тырду
Kazakh (Transliteration): tırdw
Cornish: Glynbras
Scientific: Burhinus [oedicnemus or indicus], Burhinus oedicnemus, Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus, Burhinus oedocnimus, Charadrius illyricus, Charadrius Oedicnemus, Charadrius scolopax, Oedicnemus belonii
Luxembourgish: Dril
Lithuanian: Storkulnis
Macedonian: Ноќен потрк, чурлин, Чурулин
Malayalam: വയല്‍ക്കണ്ണന്‍ 
Mongolian: Шарандан, Эгэл шарандан
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠰᠢᠷᠠᠩᠳᠠᠩ
Mongolian (Transliteration): egel sharandaŋ
Malay: Burung Pasir Padang, Burung Sisir Batu
Maltese: Tellerita
Dutch: Griel
Norwegian: Triel
Polish: kulon, kulon (zwyczajny), Kulon zwyczajny
Pinyin: ōu shí-héng, shí-héng
Portuguese: Alcaravão
Romansh: Burbin
Romanian: Pasărea ogorului
Russian: Avdotka, Авдотка
Scots: Cuilbneach nan clach
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Eurasia Golukiraluwa
Slovak: Ležiak obyčajný, Ležiak úhorový, ležiak úhorový/ležiak obyčajný
Slovenian: prlivka
Albanian: Gjelaci symadh
Serbian: nocni potrk, noćni potrk, Ночни потрк
Swedish: Tjockfot
Swahili: Chekehukwa wa Ulaya
Thai: นกกระแตผีเล็ก
Thai (Transliteration): nók krà-taee-pʰĭi lék
Turkish: Bayağı kocagöz, çayır Balabanı, Çayırbalabanı, Kocagöz, Тырду
Tuvinian: Дүнеки сайжи
Ukrainian: Авдотка, Лежень, Лежень степовий
Vietnamese: Burin, Chim Burin
Chinese: [Oou shi-heng], [Oouzhoou shi-heng], 欧洲石鸻, 欧石鸻, 石 鸻, 石鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 歐石鴴, 石鴴

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