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Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 477 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 460 |
| Colombia | 280 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 248 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 180 |
| Oaxaca | 176 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 129 |
| Meta | 71 |
| Casanare | 70 |
| Chiapas | 49 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Stone-curlews and Thick-knees · Burhinidae |
| Genus | American Thick-knees · Hesperoburhinus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Double-striped Thick-knee with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.