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Species profile—Esacus magnirostris (beach stone-curlew)

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Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Burhinidae (stone-curlews) → Esacus magnirostris (beach stone-curlew)

Photo of Esacus magnirostris (beach stone-curlew) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2009
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Burhinidae (stone-curlews)
Scientific name
Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818)
Common name
beach stone-curlew
Type reference
Vieillot, L.P. (1818). Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, appliquee aux arts, principalement a l'Agriculture, a l'Ecomomie rurale et domestique, a la Medecine, etc. Par une societe de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. Nouvelle Edition. Paris : Deterville Vol. 23.
WildNet taxon ID
1958
Synonym(s)
Esacus neglectus
Esacus giganteus
Burhinus giganteus
Orthorhamphus magnirostris
Burhinus magnirostris
Oedicnemus magnirostris
Burhinus neglectus
Alternate name(s)
Beach thick-knee
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1958.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024