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Bush Stone-curlew

(Burhinus grallarius)
Alternative names: "Stone-plover", "Curlew", "Thick-knee", "Scrub Curlew", "Willaroo"
Size: 55-60 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Bush Stone-curlews declining in number due to loss of habitat. They are found mostly along the Australian east coast and the Great Dividing Range and in the south-west corner of WA. They are less common in the rest of the tropical north of Australia and the rest of the western half of WA. Rarely found further inland in NSW, QLD and the NT and the Kimberleys in WA. They are not found in most of SA, the eastern half of WA south of the Kimberleys, the far south coast of VIC and Tasmania.

Sightings

We have not yet spotted Bush Stone-curlews in the wild, but heard a bird's call near Maules Creek, NSW, in April 2009.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.