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genus

Burhinus Illiger, 1811

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds »  order Charadriiformes »  family Burhinidae - stone-curlews and thick-knees

Scientific synonyms

Planorhamphus Billberg, 1828

Included taxa

Number of records: 9

species Burhinus capensis (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823) - Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

species Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1802) - Bush Stone-curlew

Burhinus grallarius

species Burhinus indicus (Salvadori, 1865) - Indian Stone-curlew

Burhinus indicus

species Burhinus nanus Brodkorb, 1959
species Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

species Burhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) - Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

species Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868) - Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus


Fossil taxa

species Burhinus aquilonaris Feduccia, 1980
species Burhinus lucorum Bickart, 1981

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [e129e7e4-30b1-4bff-a283-0854bf24bffb]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Burhinus Illiger, 1811]
Data retrieved on: 8 February 2015
EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1423737]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Burhinus Illiger, 1811]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
EN Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Burhinus Illiger, 1811]
Data retrieved on: 22 April 2021

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Explanations

extinct taxon