Double-striped thick-knee
| Double-striped thick-knee | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Burhinidae |
| Genus: | Hesperoburhinus |
| Species: | H. bistriatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperoburhinus bistriatus (Wagler, 1829) | |
range (year-round resident) | |
The double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern.