Genus

Greater Stone-curlews

Esacus

2 species in our catalog · found in 18 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
GenusEsacus (Greater Stone-curlews)

Species in this group

Esacus recurvirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Esacus magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Greater Stone-curlews

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~40%
	Great Thick-knee			~40%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~40%
	Great Thick-knee			~40%
3	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~20%
	Great Thick-knee			~20%
4	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~20%
	Great Thick-knee			~20%
5	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			~10%
6	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	Beach Thick-knee			~10%
7	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			~10%
8	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			~10%
9	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
10	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
11	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
12	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
13	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
14	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
15	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
16	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
17	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
18	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
2	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
3	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Greater Stone-curlews

Species in this group

Great Thick-knee

Beach Thick-knee

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Greater Stone-curlews

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found