Bird
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris · Burhinidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records6,132in 2 countries
Most seen inSri Lanka5,821 records
Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status
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About
Great Thick-knee in brief
The great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a bird of the Burhinidae family — species of bird.
Across the 2 countries we cover it has 6,132 published records, most of them from Sri Lanka and Iran. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in May and June.
Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sri Lanka5,821 records · best Feb, Dec
Iran311 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.