The bustard (Tetrax tetrax) and stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) are still found in some areas. From Wordnik.com. [Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe] Reference
It is also essential winter habitat for up to 500,000 overwintering ducks and waterbirds such as teal Anas crecca (160,000), wigeon Anas Penelope (100,000), greylag goose Anser anser (100,000), most of Spain's herons, white stork Ciconia ciconia, stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus and slender-billed gull Larus genei. From Wordnik.com. [Doñana National Park, Spain] Reference
Among the bird species the following are the commonest: military macaw Ara militaris (VU), rufescent tinamu Crypturellus cinnamomeus, spot‑bellied bobwhite Colinus leucopogon, great curassow Crax rubra, crested guan Penelope purpurascens, blue‑winged teal Anas discors, roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja, thick knee Burhinus bistriatus, jabiru Jabiru mycteria (VU), ibis Eudocimus albus and laughing falcon Herpetotheres cachinans. From Wordnik.com. [Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica] Reference
An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a collection of Stone curlews (Burhinus oedicnemus) in Dubai. From Wordnik.com. [Wildlife Disease News Digest] Reference
It contains the endemic Furteventura chat (Saxicola dacotiae), and the following endemic bird sub-species: kestrel (Falco tinnunculus dacotiae), houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae), barn owl (Tyto alba gracilirostris), stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus insularum), and the cream-colored courser (Cursorius cursor bannermani). From Wordnik.com. [Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets] Reference
Akyatan Lake, Agyatan Lake and Yumurtalik Lagoon all belong to the same system and support important species such as Marmaronetta angustirostris, black francolin (Francolinus francolinus), purple gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio), stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), spur-winged plover (Hoplopterus spinosus), little tern (Sterna albifrons) and a high number of waterfowl. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests] Reference
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus. From Wordnik.com. [Kottu] Reference
These include the endemic grey-legged tinamous (Crypturellus duidae), crestless curassows (Mitu tomentosa), double-striped thick-knees (Burhinus bistriatus), oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis), tawny-tufted toucanets (Selenidera nattereri), endemic orinoco piculets (Picumnus pumilus), two endemic antbirds (yapacana, Myrmeciza disjuncta, and grey-bellied, Myrmeciza pelzelni), spot-tailed nightjars (Caprimulgus maculicaudus), azure-naped jays (Cyanocorax heilprini), and white-naped seedeaters (Dolospingus fringilloides). From Wordnik.com. [Negro-Branco moist forests] Reference
Species recorded in the area include golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos, long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus, bittern Botaurus stellaris, little bittern Ixobrychus minutus, night heron Nycticorax nycticorax, squacco heron Ardeola ralloides, purple heron A. purpurea, white stork Ciconia ciconia, glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellis, short-toed eagle Circaetus gallicus, lesser kestrel Falco naumanni, hobby F. subbuteo, quail Coturnix coturnix, corncrake Crex crex spotted crake Porzana porzana, and stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus. From Wordnik.com. [Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria] Reference
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