---
title: "Téu-téu-da-mata"
description: "Burhinus grallarius — Aves. The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bush-stone-curlew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Téu-téu-da-mata

> Burhinus grallarius — Aves. The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Burhinus grallarius*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 10999
- Wikidata: [Q1260615](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260615)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4925](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4925)

## Names

- en: Bush Stone-curlew
- de: Langschwanztriel
- es: Alcaraván Colilargo
- fr: Œdicnème bridé
- nl: Australische griel
- pt: Téu-téu-da-mata
- pl: Kulon australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10485)

## Summary

The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects. Its grey-brown coloration is distinguished by dark streaks, its eyes are large and legs are long. It is capable of flight, but relies on the camouflage of its plumage to evade detection during the day; the bush curlew adopts a rigid posture when it becomes aware of an observer. Both sexes care for two eggs laid on the bare ground, usually…

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

## Photo

![Téu-téu-da-mata](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bush-stone-curlew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Isaiah Findley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200251411

## Machine access

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