Double-striped thick-knee wandering through a tropical dry forest

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Facts about Double-striped thick-knees
Common Name(s): double-striped thick-knee, also known as stone-curlews
Scientific Name: Burhinus bistriatus
Family: Thick-knees, Stone-curlews, Dikkops (Burhinidae)
Length: 46 - 50 cm
Weight: 780 - 785 g
Diet: insects,  small invertebrates, small lizards, mammels
Habitat: Sub-tropical & tropical dry forests, arid or semi-arid areas
Distribution:  Central and South America
Conservation: Least Concern

Double-striped thick knee wandering through a tropical dry forest near wetlands. Thick-knees are so called because of prominent joints which show distinctively in their long yellow-green legs. Mainly nocturnal, they can still be seen during the day. Even though double-striped thick-knees are classed as waders, they generally prefer more arid or semi-arid areas, such as tropical dry forests.