Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus - Oedicnème criard

Oedicnème criard
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Burhinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Burhinus

  • Species
    :

    oedicnemus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 44 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 77 à 85 cm.
  • Weight
    : 370 à 450 g
Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Oedicnème criard
adult plum. breeding
Oedicnème criard
adult plum. breeding

Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus (w and s Europe to the Balkans, Ukraine and Caucasus)
  • Burhinus oedicnemus distinctus (w Canary Is.)
  • Burhinus oedicnemus insularum (e Canary Is.)
  • Burhinus oedicnemus saharae (n Africa and the Mediterranean islands to Iraq and Iran)
  • Burhinus oedicnemus harterti (w Kazakhstan to Pakistan and nw India)

Foreign names

  • Oedicnème criard,
  • Alcaraván común,
  • alcaravão-comum,
  • Triel,
  • ugartyúk,
  • Griel,
  • Occhione,
  • tjockfot,
  • Triel,
  • ležiak úhorový,
  • dytík úhorní,
  • Triel,
  • paksujalka,
  • torlit comú,
  • Tríll,
  • kulon (zwyczajny),
  • lielacis,
  • prlivka,
  • Авдотка,
  • イシチドリ,
  • 欧石鸻,
  • tjockfot,
  • 歐石鴴,

Voice song and call

Oedicnème criard
adult

Habitat

Oedicnème criard
adult

Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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