Beach Stone Curlew

Order Charadriiformes; Family Burhinidae (Stone Curlews or Thick-knees); Scientific name: Esacus magnirostris; Formerly: Esacus neglectus; Common name: Beach Stone Curlew, or Beach Stone-curlew; Alternative common name: Beach Thick-knee, or Beach Thick Knee – Distribution in Australia: beaches, bays, mudflats, small offshore islands, reefs and estuaries of northern and eastern Australia between Exmouth Peninsula in Western Australia and southern New South Wales south to almost Victorian borders – Distribution outside Australia: South-east Asia to Andaman Islands and the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and south western Pacific Islands – Conservation status: NEAR THREATENED.