---
title: "Double-striped Thick-knee"
description: "Hesperoburhinus bistriatus — Aves. The double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/double-striped-thick-knee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Double-striped Thick-knee

> Hesperoburhinus bistriatus — Aves. The double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Hesperoburhinus bistriatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2351
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505518](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505518)

## Names

- en: Double-striped Thick-knee
- de: Dominikanertriel
- es: Alcaraván americano
- fr: Œdicnème bistrié

## Countries with the most observations

CR (675), MX (607), CO (411), SV (97), NI (86), HN (71), VE (61), BR (53), GY (36), DO (19), TT (9), PA (4)

## Summary

The double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-striped_thick-knee

## Photo

![Double-striped Thick-knee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/double-striped-thick-knee/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192749957

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/double-striped-thick-knee?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).