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Bush Stone-curlew

Burhinus grallarius

The Bush Stone-curlew is a funny-looking bird with long legs and big eyes. It likes to stay hidden during the day and comes out at night to look for food like insects and small animals.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Bush Stone-curlew has a mottled grey-brown body that blends perfectly with dry leaves and ground cover. It features large, piercing yellow eyes, long greenish-grey legs with thick 'knees', and a relatively thick, short bill. Its distinctive markings include streaked underparts and a pale eyebrow.

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Bush Stone-curlew
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Bush Stone-curlew

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Bush Stone-curlew chicks are precocial, able to run and forage soon after hatching!

Their haunting, wailing calls are often heard echoing through the night in Australia!

These birds often stand on one leg for long periods, appearing like feathered statues!

They sometimes perform unique "dance" displays, especially during courtship rituals!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Master of Stillness

Bush Stone-curlews can freeze perfectly still for hours, relying on their camouflage to become almost invisible.

Habilidad

Night Hunter Eyes

Bush Stone-curlews have huge yellow eyes that help them hunt small prey expertly under the cover of darkness.

Habilidad

Broken Wing Bluff

Bush Stone-curlews can fake a broken wing to distract predators away from their vulnerable eggs or chicks.

Habilidad

Eerie Vocalizations

Bush Stone-curlews can make loud, wailing calls to communicate with each other or warn of danger.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
54-60 cm
Envergadura
80-100 cm
Peso
0.6-1.1 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-15 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
1-2
Incubación
28-32 días

Dieta y alimentación

They are nocturnal hunters, feasting on insects, small reptiles, and even tiny mammals they find!

Alimentos principales

  • beetles
  • grasshoppers
  • spiders
  • lizards
  • mice
  • frogs

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Introduced predator that hunts adults and chicks.

eaten by

Dingo

Canis dingo

Native predator, often preys on eggs, chicks, and adults.

hunts

Black Rat

Rattus rattus

Bush Stone-curlews hunt and eat these small rodents.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Feral cats are significant predators of eggs and chicks.

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If you see a Bush Stone-curlew, watch quietly from a distance so you don’t scare it.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Bush Stone-curlew?

54-60 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Bush Stone-curlew?

80-100 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Bush Stone-curlew?

0.6-1.1 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Bush Stone-curlew?

10-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Bush Stone-curlew?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Bush Stone-curlew?

They are nocturnal hunters, feasting on insects, small reptiles, and even tiny mammals they find!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Bush Stone-curlew?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Bush Stone-curlew?

Foraging

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