Great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great stone-curlew | Stone-curlews, thick-knees | Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Grote griel | Grielen | Steltloperachtigen | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren |
| Esacus recurvirostris | Burhinidae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
Allaipiddy, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
2018:11:22 13:46:07
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/800 sec at F8.0, ISO 200, distance 50.1 m
Kowul Ara, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
2018:12:03 16:38:13
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/250 sec at F7.1, ISO 1600, distance 10.0 m
Moneragala, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
2018:11:29 06:22:14
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2500 sec at F2.8, ISO 1000, distance 44.6 m
Where I have seen this species
The database holds 39 pictures at 10 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.
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Stone-curlews, thick-knees
Orders with photos
- Grouse, pheasants, quail, turkeys, hoatzin, etc.
- Duck, geese, and relatives
- Grebes
- Herons and egrets
- Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
- Fregatebirds, gannets and cormorants
- Birds of prey
- Cranes, rails, and relatives
- Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives
- Pigeons, and doves
- Parrots, macaws, parakeets, and lories
- Cuckoos
- Swifts and hummingbirds
- Kingfishers
- Motmots, hoopoes, bee-eaters, and todies
- Woodpeckers
- Perching birds