Peruvian Thick-knee

Peruvian Thick-knee

Taxobox
name = Peruvian Thick-knee


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Charadriiformes
familia = Burhinidae
genus = "Burhinus"
species = "B. superciliaris"
binomial = "Burhinus superciliaris"
binomial_authority = (Tschudi, 1843)
synonyms =
The Peruvian Thick-knee ("Burhinus superciliaris") is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. The irony however of this birds' name is that they are known for their very thin legs. It feeds with little insects and granes.

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* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/49113/all Burhinus superciliaris] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.


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