| Burhinus | |
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| Burhinus capensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Burhinidae |
| Genus: | Burhinus Illiger, 1811 |
Burhinus is a genus of bird in the Burhinidae family. It contains the following species:[1]
- Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
- Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)
- Peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris)
- Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
- Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
- Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Indian stone-curlew (Burhinus indicus)
- Water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)
Gallery[edit]
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Bush stone-curlew
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Double-striped thick-knee
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PeruviantThick-knee
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Cape thick-knee
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Stone-curlew
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Water thick-knee
References[edit]
- ^ "ITIS Report: Burhinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 May 2010.