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Double-striped Thick-knee

Burhinus bistriatus

Classification

Class
Aves

The double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern. Taxonomy The double-striped thick-knee was formally described in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler from a specimen collected in Mexico.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 5