Birds and wildlife

Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemusGroup: Thick-kneesUK Conservation status:Amber

How to identify

A strange, rare summer visitor to southern England and East Anglia, the Stone-curlew is a crow-sized bird with a large head, yellow legs and relatively long wings and tail. Active at night, its large yellow eyes enable it to locate food when it is dark. It is not related to Curlews and gets its name from its Curlew-like call. It is listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning it is an offence to deliberately or recklessly disturb this species.

Call

Stone-curlew

MILLON Xavier / xeno-canto

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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Key facts