Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Burhinidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coastal Peru
Age: Fledglings | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coastal Peru
Status: The Peruvian Thick-Knee is fairly common in open habitats in the western lowlands and foothills. It sits still in pairs or groups during the day and becomes active and vocal at night. It also occurs in Ec and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Alcaraban Huerequeque.
Sub-species: Peruvian Thick-Knee (Burhinus superciliaris) Tschudi, 1843.
Meaning of Name: Burhinus: Gr. Bous= an ox; rhinos=the nose. In reference to the bull-headed appearance of a Thick-knee. superciliaris: L. ref. to supercilium; eyebrow.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo), The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 7/09/2014.