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Peruvian Thick-knee

Burhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, JJ 1843)

The Peruvian thick-knee is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is a ground-dwelling bird and feeds on insects and small animals. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Tschudi, JJ 1843)

Reference:
   Arch. Naturgesch. 9 p.387

Protonym:
  Oedicnenus superciliaris

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703418

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B3DA97E9E96F0FC8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B3DA97E9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B3DA97E9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176751

Geographic range:

  • Burhinus superciliaris: Arid littoral of sw Ecuador to s Peru; one record from n Chile
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Peruvian Thick-knee
Catalan:
Torlit del Perú
Czech:
dytík bledý
Danish:
Perutriel
German:
Inkatriel
Spanish:
Alcaraván Peruano
Spanish (Spain):
Alcaraván Peruano
Finnish:
perunpaksujalka
French:
Oedicnème du Pérou
Croatian:
peruanska ćukavica
Hungarian:
perui ugartyúk
Italian:
Occhione del Perù
Japanese (romaji):
peru-ishichidori
Japanese:
ペルーイシチドリ
Lithuanian:
Peruvinis storkulnis
Dutch:
Peruaanse Griel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråtriel
Norwegian:
Gråtriel
Polish:
kulon peruwiański
Portuguese:
Téu-téu-de-pescoço-pardo
Russian:
Перуанская авдотка
Slovak:
ležiak stužkatý
Serbian:
Peruanski ćurlikovac
Swedish:
perutjockfot
Ukrainian:
Лежень перуанський
Chinese:
秘鲁石鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
秘魯石鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Oedicnème du Pérou ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Oedicnème du Pérou ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements 1st edition:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements, version 2021:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements, version 2022:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements, version 2023:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Hesperoburhinus superciliaris)
Clements 3rd edition:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements 4th edition:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 1.50:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 1.52:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 1.53:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 1.54:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 1.55:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2015:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2016:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2017:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2018:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2019:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2021:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2022:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
eBird version 2023:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Hesperoburhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Peruvian Stone-Curlew ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Peruvian Stone-Curlew ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Burhinus superciliaris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Burhinus superciliaris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Burhinus superciliaris
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Peruvian Thick-knee ( Burhinus superciliaris)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Burhinus superciliaris
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Burhinus superciliaris

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Peru pərttəgözü
Catalan: Torlit del Perú
Czech: Dytík bledý
Danish: Perutriel
German: Inkatriel, Peruanertriel, Perutriel
Greek: Πετροτουρλίδα του Περού
English: Peruvian Dikkop, Peruvian stone curlew, Peruvian Stonecurlew, Peruvian Stone-Curlew, Peruvian Thick knee, Peruvian Thick-knee
English, HBW: Peruvian Thick-knee
English (IOC): Peruvian Thick-knee
English (United States): Peruvian Thick-knee
Esperanto: Perua trielo
Spanish: Alcaraván Cabezón, Alcaraván Chico, Alcaraván Peruano, Chorlo cabezón
Spanish (Chile): Chorlo cabezón
Spanish (Ecuador): Alcaraván Peruano
Spanish (Spain): Alcaraván Peruano
Spanish (HBW): Peruvian Thick-knee
Spanish (Peru): Alcaraván Huerequeque
Estonian: peruu jämejalg
Finnish: Perunpaksujalka
French: Oedicnème du Pérou
Croatian: peruanska ćukavica
Hungarian: perui ugartyúk
Italian: Occhione del Perù
Japanese (romaji): peruaishichidori, peru-ishichidori
Japanese: ペルアイシチドリ, ペルーイシチドリ
Kirghiz: Перу жылкычы чулдугу
Scientific: Burhinus superciliaris, Hesperoburhinus superciliaris, Oedicnenus [sic] superciliaris, Oedicnenus superciliaris
Lithuanian: Peruvinis storkulnis
Dutch: Peruaanse Griel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråtriel
Norwegian: Gråtriel
Polish: kulon peruwianski, kulon peruwiański
Portuguese: Téu-téu-de-pescoço-pardo
Portuguese (Portugal): alcaravão-peruano
Russian: Перуанская авдотка
Slovak: ležiak stužkatý
Serbian: Peruanski ćurlikovac
Swedish: Perutjockfot
Turkish: Peru kocagözü
Ukrainian: Лежень перуанський
Chinese: 秘鲁石鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 秘魯石鴴

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