Species profile—Esacus magnirostris (beach stone-curlew)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Burhinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=burhinidae ) (stone-curlews) → Esacus magnirostris (beach stone-curlew)

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Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=1958#imgGallery )

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1958&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1958&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1958 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)

Class

Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)

Family

Burhinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Marine & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Esacus%20magnirostris#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ESACUS%2BMAGNIROSTRIS )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1958 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1958 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.