Beach stone-curlew

Adults typically weigh about 1.02 kg, placing it in the medium size class, and it is listed as Near Threatened (NT) globally.

Weight

1 kg – 1.03 kgsrc for Weight

Length

54 cm – 56 cmsrc for Length

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

coastalsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

1 – 1.25src for Young per litter or clutch

Reproduction

Eggssrc for Reproduction

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Partialsrc for Migration

Brain mass

5.54 g (0.554% of body mass)src for Brain mass

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The beach stone-curlew is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCharadriiformes
5. familyBurhinidae
6. genusEsacus
7. SpeciesEsacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818)

Synonyms Burhinus giganteus, Burhinus giganteus giganteus, Burhinus magnirostris, Burhinus magnirostris, Charadrius giganteus, Charadrius magnirostris, Esacus giganteus, Esacus magnirostris magnirostris, Esacus magnirostris melvillensis, Esacus magnirostris neglectus, Esacus magnirostris queenslandicus, Esacus neglectus, Esacus neglectus neglectus, Oedicnemus magnirostris, Orthorhamphus magnirostris, Orthorhamphus magnirostris scommophorus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

NT, Near Threatened

Great stone-curlew

Esacus recurvirostris

Burhinidae

CompareBeach stone-curlew vs Great stone-curlew

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  title = {Beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/beach-stone-curlew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}