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title: "Indian Stone-curlew"
description: "Burhinus indicus — Aves. The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/indian-stone-curlew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Stone-curlew

> Burhinus indicus — Aves. The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Burhinus indicus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1171
- Wikidata: [Q3594072](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3594072)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144482](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144482)

## Names

- en: Indian Stone-curlew
- de: Indischer Triel
- es: Alcaraván Indio
- fr: Œdicnème indien
- nl: Indische griel
- pl: Kulon indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (763), LK (151), TH (100), NP (14), BD (7)

## Summary

The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew. This species is found in the plains of South and South-eastern Asia. They have large eyes and are brown with streaks and pale marks making it hard to spot against the background of soils and rocks. Mostly active in the dark, they produce calls similar to the true curlews, giving them their names.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: citi2024 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285469985

## Machine access

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