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Family Name : Burhinidae
Common Name : Great Stone Plover - Scientific Name : Esacus recurvirostris ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Great Stone Plover - Scientific Name : Esacus recurvirostris ‹‹ Go Back
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus recurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick - knee
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp. E. recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Bundala national park
Date
: 8th February 2009
Equipment
: Canon 350D and Canon 400 F 5.6 lens
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus recurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick-Knee
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Bundala
Date
: 24th December 2008
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and 1.4x teleconverter
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus recurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick-Knee
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 5th December 2009
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus recurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick-Knee
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 5th December 2010
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus revurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick-knee
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 3rd January 2011
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 4.5 lens
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus revurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick-knee
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 3rd January 2011
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 4.5 lens
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus recurvirostris
Other names
: Great Thick-Knee
Taxonomy & status
: sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: pair
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 11th December 2011
Equipment
: Canon 7D with canon 400 f2.8 lens & 1.4X converter
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: Great Stone Plover Esacus recurvirostris
Other names
: Greater Thick-knee
Taxonomy & status
: molnotypic sp E recurvirostris resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: chick
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 29th April 2012
Equipment
: Canon 1DMkIV with Canon 200 f2.8 lens
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