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Great thick-knee

Esacus recurvirostris

Photo by Chris79
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Field Notes

Description:

A pair of Great Thick-Knee birds (also known as Great Stone-Curlew's). Spotted in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, in wetland ponds.

Habitat:

Coastal Wetlands

Reference Links:

Great stone-curlew - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Watson5
That is a cool looking bird! Makes you take a second look to see their knees bending that way. It's great to see a picture of one standing also. Thanks for sharing this picture!
Tukup
Great spotting Chris. I thinks it's cool how they sit around. If never seen then in the wild, but in the zoos, I see them sitting the same way. It must be comfortable :-) Thanks for sharing.

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PublishedJune 1, 2020

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