Peruvian Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus superciliaris)
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Peruvian Thick-knee

Hesperoburhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843)

40 cmLength

The Peruvian thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Peru, Chile, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Peruvian Thick-knee has been recorded at 16 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa MarvillaPeru712 records
  2. Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de VillaPeru381 records
  3. Río Lluta – DesembocaduraChile264 records
More places
  1. RN Lomas de LachayPeru225 records
  2. Universidad Nacional Agraria La MolinaPeru126 records
  3. Humedal de ChilcaPeru125 records
  4. Reservorio de TinajonesPeru65 records
  5. Santuario Historico Bosque de PómacPeru47 records
  6. Río Lurín – DesembocaduraPeru46 records
  7. ACP ChaparríPeru42 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruChileEcuador

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 Peruvian thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.

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Questions

How big is the Peruvian Thick-knee?

The Peruvian Thick-knee is about 40 cm long.

Where does the Peruvian Thick-knee live?

Its breeding range: South America: coastal southern Ecuador to northern Chile. It is most often recorded in Peru, Chile and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Peruvian Thick-knee?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Peruvian Thick-knee in?

It belongs to the family Stone-curlews, Thick-knees (Burhinidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Length
40 cm

Range

South America: coastal southern Ecuador to northern Chile

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Genus
Hesperoburhinus

Other birds in the genus Hesperoburhinus

Double-striped Thick-kneeDouble-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusGreat Stone-curlewGreat Stone-curlewEsacus recurvirostrisBeach Stone-curlewBeach Stone-curlewEsacus magnirostrisSpotted Thick-kneeSpotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisWater Thick-kneeWater Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusBush Stone-curlewBush Stone-curlewBurhinus grallariusEurasian Stone-curlewEurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusIndian Stone-curlewIndian Stone-curlewBurhinus indicusSenegal Thick-kneeSenegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
Peruvian Thick-knee

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