Esacus giganteus

The Beach Stone-curlew, Esacus giganteus also known as Beach Thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird occurs in Australasia, the islands of South-east Asia and India.

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The Esacus giganteus is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Nothing known about the Esacus giganteus

Order : Charadriiformes
Family : Burhinidae
Genus : Esacus
Species : giganteus
Authority : (Wagler, 1829)