stone curlew
Appearance
See also: stone-curlew
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /stəʊnˈkɜːlju/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]stone curlew (plural stone curlews)
- Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)
- bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
- double-striped stone-curlew (Burhinus bistriatus)
- Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- great stone-curlew (Burhinus recurvirostris)
- Indian stone-curlew (Burhinus indicus)
- Peruvian stone-curlew (Burhinus superciliaris)
- Senegal stone-curlew (Burhinus senegalensis)
- spotted stone-curlew (Burhinus capensis)
- water stone-curlew (Burhinus vermiculatus)
Translations
[edit]species of large terrestrial birds
References
[edit]Stone-curlew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Burhinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Burhinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons