Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)

Double-striped Thick-knee, a reference photo — Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Double-striped Thick-knee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
Burhinus senegalensis
Burhinus indicus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Burhinidae
Genus: Hesperoburhinus
Species: Hesperoburhinus bistriatus

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