Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Version: 1.0 — Published July 2, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Bulgarian | Двуивичест турилик |
Czech | dytík dvoupruhý |
Dutch | Caribische Griel |
English | Double-striped Thick-knee |
English (United States) | Double-striped Thick-knee |
French | Oedicnème bistrié |
French (France) | Oedicnème bistrié |
German | Dominikanertriel |
Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kòk Savann |
Japanese | マミジロイシチドリ |
Norwegian | amerikatriel |
Polish | kulon amerykański |
Portuguese (Brazil) | téu-téu-da-savana |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Téu-téu-das-savanas |
Russian | Двухполосая авдотка |
Serbian | Dvoprugasti ćurlikovac |
Slovak | ležiak dvojpásy |
Spanish | Alcaraván Venezolano |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Alcaraván Americano |
Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Búcaro |
Spanish (Honduras) | Alcaraván |
Spanish (Mexico) | Alcaraván Americano |
Spanish (Panama) | Alcaraván Americano |
Spanish (Spain) | Alcaraván venezolano |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Dara |
Swedish | amerikansk tjockfot |
Turkish | Kaşlı Kocagöz |
Ukrainian | Лежень американський |
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Introduction
The Double-striped Thick-knee is distributed from southern Mexico to Costa Rica, from northern Colombia to Guyana, in northeastern Brazil, and on Curaçao and Hispaniola. Like other thick-knees, it occurs in dry pastures and other open areas. It is the only thick-knee within its range, and the long legs and neck, large eyes, and short bill allow immediate identification. Largely nocturnal, these birds often crouch in a shady place and droop their upper eyelids in the bright mid-day sun. They feed by walking along, bending over plover-like to pick up invertebrates. Thick-knees call noisily at night or when disturbed, a repeated kek note that gets louder and faster the more excited the caller becomes.