Great Thick-knee on Ken River in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Описание: Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris), also called Great-Stone Curlew is a widespread resident of the Indian Subcontinent.

It has large, slightly upturned black-and-yellow bill, and yellow eye as seen clearly in this video. At rest, most striking features are white-forehead and 'spectacles' contrasting with black ear-covert, and blackish and whitish bands across wing-coverts. In flight, has grey panel on wings and white patches on primaries.

It's call is more of a rising, wailing whistle of two or more syllables, a loud, harsh see-eek alarm call.

Great Thick-knee usually rests in full sun and roost near stony banks of larger rivers and lakes as well as in coastal wetlands.

Source : Helm Field Guides

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