Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 21, 2015
Text last updated June 21, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | torlit de l'Índia |
| Czech | dytík indický |
| Dutch | Indische Griel |
| English | Indian Thick-knee |
| English (India) | Indian Thick-knee (Indian Stone-curlew) |
| English (United States) | Indian Thick-knee |
| French | Oedicnème indien |
| French (France) | Oedicnème indien |
| German | Indientriel |
| Greek | Πετροτουρλίδα της Ινδίας |
| Japanese | インドイシチドリ |
| Malayalam | വയൽക്കണ്ണൻ |
| Norwegian | bengaltriel |
| Polish | kulon indyjski |
| Russian | Индийская авдотка |
| Serbian | Indijski ćurlikovac |
| Slovak | ležiak indický |
| Slovenian | Indijska prlivka |
| Spanish | Alcaraván Indio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcaraván indio |
| Swedish | indisk tjockfot |
| Thai | นกกระแตผีเล็ก |
| Turkish | Hint Kocagözü |
| Ukrainian | Лежень індійський |
Burhinus indicus (Salvadori, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Oedicnemus indicus
Salvadori, 1866. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 8, p.381.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BURHINUS
- indicus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Indian Thick-knee
