---
title: "Eurasian Stone-curlew"
description: "Burhinus oedicnemus — Uccelli. The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eurasian-stone-curlew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eurasian Stone-curlew

> Burhinus oedicnemus — Uccelli. The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family.

- Scientific name: *Burhinus oedicnemus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4552
- Wikidata: [Q184834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184834)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4923](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4923)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Stone-curlew
- de: Triel
- es: Alcaraván
- fr: Œdicnème criard
- nl: Griel
- pt: Alcaravão
- pl: Kulon

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1110), FR (646), IL (291), IT (289), PT (198), MA (166), GB (158), DZ (130), GR (70), UA (50), RU (41), RO (34)

## Summary

The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_stone-curlew

## Photo

![Eurasian Stone-curlew](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-stone-curlew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130108946

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-stone-curlew?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).