Beach Stone-Curlew
Esacus magnirostris
Family Burhinidae
Critically Endangered — NSW: Critically Endangered, QLD: Vulnerable
About
The beach stone-curlew or beach thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird that occurs in Australasia, the islands of South-east Asia. At 55 cm (22 in) and 1 kg (2.2 lb), it is one of the world's largest shorebirds.
How to spot it
The beach stone-curlew is 54-56 cm (21-22 in) long. At a mean of 1,032 g (2.275 lb) in males and 1,000 g (2.2 lb) in females, it is the heaviest living member of the Charadriiformes outside of the gull and skua families.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Federation Walk Coastal Reserve — South East Queensland hikes