Beach Thick-knee

Esacus magnirostris

Near Threatened

The Beach Thick-knee is a shorebird of Southeast Asian, Australasian, and western Pacific coasts. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Burhinidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Beach Thick-knee Range — Resident or seasonal range in Southeast Asian, Australasian, and western Pacific coasts

Population

≈ 4K–6K

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