Rick Price / Beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) standing on exposed reef. Montgomery Reef, Doubtful Bay, The Kimberley, Western Australia.
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Loic Poidevin / Spotted thick-knee (Byrhinus capensis) in bush, Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Staffan Widstrand / Water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus) portrait, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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Robin Chittenden / Great stone-curlew (Burhinus recurvirostris / Esacus recurvirostris) Sri Lanka.
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Robin Chittenden / Great stone-curlew (Burhinus recurvirostris / Esacus recurvirostris) Sri Lanka.
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Nick Upton / Stone curlews (Burhinus oedicnemus) group of four standing among volcanic rocks in steppe scrubland at dawn, Teguise Plain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.
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Nick Upton / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) standing among volcanic rocks in steppe scrubland at dawn, Teguise Plain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.
Bernard Castelein / Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis), Gambia.
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Bernard Castelein / Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis), Gambia.
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Tony Heald / Water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus) Etosha National Park, Namibia, March.
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Tony Heald / Water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus) Etosha National Park, Namibia, March.
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Hermann Brehm / Spotted stone curlew (Burhinus capensis) stretching wings, Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Hermann Brehm / Spotted stone curlew (Burhinus capensis) bathing, Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Sylvain Cordier / Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) on the nest, Queensland, Australia
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Martin Gabriel / Spotted Thick-Knee (Burhinus capensis), Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, February.
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Martin Gabriel / Spotted Thick-Knee (Burhinus capensis), Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, February.
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Loic Poidevin / Eurasian thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) nesting on the ground, camouflaged against the leaves, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, March
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David Pattyn / Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) Stone curlew, Gambia, Africa, May.
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David Pattyn / Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) Stone curlew, Gambia, Africa, May.
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone culew (Burhinus oedicnemus) drinking from pool in late evening light, Belchite Spain, July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Belchite, Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) drinking, Belchite, Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) bathing, Belchite Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) bathing, Belchite Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) drinking Belchite Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Belchite Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) head portrait, Belchite Spain, July
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David Tipling / Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) in water at dusk, Belchite Spain July
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Robin Chittenden / Great thick-knee (Burhinus recurvirostris) two standing side by side, Sri Lanka.
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Roger Powell / Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) with two chicks. Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
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Roger Powell / Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) standing over its egg. Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted thick knee (Burhinus capensis) close up of head, Oman, January
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted thick knee (Burhinus capensis) close up of head, Oman, January
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted thick knee (Burhinus capensis) in flight, Oman, January
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David Kjaer / Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Spain, July
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David Kjaer / Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Spain, July
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David Kjaer / Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Spain July
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David Tipling / Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) next to water, Belchite, Spain, January.
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David Tipling / Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Belchite, Spain, January.
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Pete Oxford / Great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Pete Oxford / Great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Graham Eaton / Stone Curlew or Spotted Thicknee (Burhinus capensis) at dry watering hole. Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, Africa. April.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatis), Zimanga private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, May
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Constantinos Petrinos / Young boy holding blind Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) whilst founder and director of the Aegean Wildlife Hospital, Mr. Marios Fournaris, feeds it. The bird was shot illegally, is blind...
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Constantinos Petrinos / Young boy holding blind Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) whilst founder and director of the Aegean Wildlife Hospital, Mr. Marios Fournaris, feeds it. The bird was shot illegally, is blind...
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Constantinos Petrinos / Young boy stroking blind Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) the bird was shot illegally, is blind and unable to feed, so is cared for in captivity. The Aegean Wildlife Hospital, Paros Island...
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Constantinos Petrinos / Founder and director of the Aegean Wildlife Hospital, Mr. Marios Fournari holding blind Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus). The bird was shot illegally, is blind and unable to feed. The Aege...
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Constantinos Petrinos / Founder and director of the Aegean Wildlife Hospital, Mr. Marios Fournari holding blind Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus). The bird was shot illegally, is blind and unable to feed. The Aege...
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Roger Powell / Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) eggs, Santa Eulalia, Elvas, Portugal, May.
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Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
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Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
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Loic Poidevin / Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) on ground, Masai Mara, Kenya, October.
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Loic Poidevin / Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) on ground, Masai Mara, Kenya, October.
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Loic Poidevin / Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) on ground, Masai Mara, Kenya, October.
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Martin Willis / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted thick knee (Burhinus capensis) in flight, Oman, January
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted thick knee (Burhinus capensis) adult covering chicks with wings, Oman, May
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Duncan Usher / Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) on nest, Alentejo, Portugal
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Duncan Usher / Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus), Alentejo, Portugal
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David Tipling / Spotted Thicknee (Burhinus capensis) portrait, Kenya.
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Lou Coetzer / Water dikkop / thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus) portrait, Chobe River, Botswana, August.
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Lou Coetzer / Water dikkop / thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus) in flight, Chobe River, Botswana.
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Eric Baccega / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.
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Jan Wegener / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Jan Wegener / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Jan Wegener / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Jan Wegener / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Oscar Diez / Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus), Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Jan Piecha / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Queensland, Australia
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Robin Chittenden / Senegal Thick-knee Stone Curlew (Burhinus senegalensis) North Bank The Gambia, February 2012
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Martin Willis / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Martin Willis / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) camouflaged in leaf litter, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Martin Willis / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) walking, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Stone curlew / Eurasian thick knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) resting, Qatar, December
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Stone curlew / Eurasian thick knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) near rock, Qatar, December
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Stone curlew / Eurasian thick knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) resting, Qatar, December
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Axel Gomille / Great Thick-knee / Great Stone Plover (Esacus / Burhinus recurvirostris) in profile. Karnataka, India.
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Tony Heald / Spotted Thick-Knee / Cape Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) chick. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Tony Heald / Spotted Thick-Knee / Cape Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) in profile. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Tony Heald / Spotted Thick-Knee / Cape Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) chick exercising its tiny wings. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Tony Heald / Spotted Thick-Knee / Cape Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) chick. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Tony Heald / Spotted Thick-Knee / Cape Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) head in profile. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Konrad Wothe / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) pair camouflaged on stony ground, North Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Konrad Wothe / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) eggs on ground nest, North Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Konrad Wothe / Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), North Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Pete Oxford / Bush Stone curlew / Thick knee (Burhinus grallarius) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Pete Oxford / Bush Stone curlew / Thick knee (Burhinus grallarius) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Gerrit Vyn / Juvenile Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) nearing completion of its molt into adult plumage. Veracruz, Mexico
Martin Gabriel / Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) pair in the swamps of Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
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Rod Williams / Bush Stone-curlew / Thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius) 'Freezing' to escape notice, Lamington National Park, SE Queensland, Australia, March
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Martin Gabriel / Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) in the swamps of Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
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Nick Garbutt / Stone curlew / Eurasian thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) portrait, Bandhavgarh NP, India