Indian Stone-curlew

Burhinus indicus (Salvadori, 1866)

41 cmLength307 gWeight

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

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal

Indian Stone-curlew has been recorded at 200 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia608 records
Indroda Nature ParkIndia588 records
Bundala NPSri Lanka514 records

More places

Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia421 records
Sultanpur National ParkIndia368 records
Mysore City Bird Atlas 30B, Srirampura 2nd StageIndia348 records
Asola Wildlife SanctuaryIndia318 records
Nameri National Park & SurroundingsIndia285 records
Gujjar Basti, GaindikhataIndia231 records
Thrissur Government Medical CollegeIndia217 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Sri Lanka Nepal Thailand Bangladesh Cambodia Bhutan Myanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Indian Stone-curlew?

The Indian Stone-curlew is about 41 cm long and weighs around 307 g.

Where does the Indian Stone-curlew live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: inland northwestern, western India and Sri Lanka east to central Myanmar, central Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.