Peruvian Thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris)

Family
Burhinidae (Thick-knees)

Size
38 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tschudi, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, pastureland.

Range (Guide)

Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

Pacific coast, from extreme southern Ecuador to southern Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Peruvian Thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris) [XC264403]
by id from Piura: Coto de Caza El Angolo, Peru (flight call, flight calls)

Peruvian Thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris) [XC571403]
by Nicole Henriod from San Borja, Provincia de Lima, Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima, Peru (flight call, nocturnal flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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