Double-striped thick-knee

It is a resident breeder in Central and South America from southern Mexico south to Colombia, Venezuela and northern Brazil. It also occurs on Hispaniola and some of the Venezuelan islands, and is a very rare vagrant to Trinidad, Curaçao and the USA.

The Double-striped thick-knee is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Double-striped Thick-knee, Burhinus bistriatus, is a Stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. It is a resident breeder in Central and South America from southern Mexico south to Colombia, Venezuela and northern Brazil. It also occurs on Hispaniola and some of the Venezuelan islands, and is a very rare vagrant to Trinidad, Curaçao and the USA. This is a largely nocturnal and crepuscular species of arid grassland, savanna, and other dry, open habitats. More

The double-striped thick-knee, however, has at times been kept as a semi-domesticated bird to reduce insect infestations. It was welcome around farms and settlements. Species accounts Spotted dikkop Beach thick-knee Resources Books: Blakers, M., S.J.J.F. Davies, and P.N. Reilly. The Atlas of Australian Birds. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1984. Cramp, S., and K.E.L. Simmons, eds. Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vol. 3, Waders to Gulls. More

The Double-striped Thick-knee is a medium-large wader with a strong black and yellow bill, large yellow eyes, which give it a reptilian appearance, and cryptic plumage. The scientific genus name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern. The adult is 46-50 cm long and weighs 780-785 g. More

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Although double-striped thick-knees do not live in the midwestern U.S., their close relative, the killdeer, does. Killdeer look a bit like miniature thick-knees, and the two species have similar nesting habits, vocalizations, and habitat preferences. You can commonly see killdeer in flat, pebbly open habitat across most of the U.S. More

Double-striped thick-knees are active mainly at night (they are nocturnal), a strategy that allows them to avoid the heat of the day. During the day they crouch on the ground, depending on their brown plumage to help them blend into their stony desert habitat. At dusk, thick-knees become active. You can hear their loud, high-pitched repetitive screams, from two kilometers (more than a mile) away. More

The Double-striped Thick-Knee (Burhinus bistriatus) is found from southern Mexico, southward into Venezuela and Brazil. It is a species of open grasslands and feeds primarily on insects. The top photo on the left was taken at on the llanos of Venezuela in December, 1987. The next two shots, also from the llanos of Venezuela, were taken in April, 1992, with a Canon T-90 and FD 400mm F/4.5 lens. All three shots were taken on Kodachrome 200 film. More

the Double-striped Thick-knee avoids flight and would rather remain camouflaged and concealed from sight. Its song, a loud kee-kee-kee, is sounded at night. The female lays two olive-brown eggs in a bare scrape nest. Both parents incubate the eggs for 25 to 27 days. The young are born precocial (able to move freely with little parental care) and soon leave the nest. Its diet consists of large insects and other small vertebrates and invertebrates. More

Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) by Chris Parrish. More

The Double-striped Thick-knee, Burhinus bistriatus, is a Stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. More