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Burhinidae
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The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Despite the group being classified as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semiarid habitats.
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Burhinidae is a family of birds within the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Mathews in 1912 and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Common names for this group include stone-curlew, thick-knees, Paksujalat, œdicnèmes, and dikkops. The family is listed as accepted in taxonomic records.
The habitat for Burhinidae includes marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. While the taxon range is noted as Brazil, specimen records have been documented in the United States, Australie, and Indonesia. These records are held by institutions such as UCM, MNHN, and BPBM. The family has been described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
thick-knees, stone curlews & dikkops
Burhinidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyBurhinidae
La famille des burhinidés (ou Burhinidae) est celle des œdicnèmes, limicoles terrestres de taille moyenne (de 32 à 59 cm), aux longues pattes, longues ailes, et au plumage mimétique. Le bec est généralement court, mais grand et épais chez quelques espèces. Ces oiseaux se trouvent dans toutes les régions du monde sauf l'Antarctique, mais ils sont principalement tropicaux. Ils fréquentent les zones ouvertes semi-arides à arides, ou parfois près de l'eau ; cette espèce est strictement côtière.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Burhinidae
- Collections
- UCM, MNHN, BPBM
- Recorded in
- United States, Australie, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
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The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Despite the group being classified as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semiarid habitats.
==Taxonomy== The family Burhinidae was introduced in 1912 for the stone-curlews by Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews. The family contains three genera: Hesperoburhinus, Burhinus and Esacus. The name Burhinus combines the Ancient Greek bous meaning "ox" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nose" (or "bill").
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burhinidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.