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Double-striped thick-knee

Burhinus bistriatus (Wagler, 1829)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) is a species in the family Burhinidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 675 g to 787 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)
Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the double-striped thick-knee

Weight
675 g – 787 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the double-striped thick-knee live?

Not recorded

What is the double-striped thick-knee?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and bistriatus to the two stripes of the head pattern.

From the Wikipedia article “Double-striped thick-knee” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Double-striped_thick-knee&oldid=1350601119), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the double-striped thick-knee endangered?

The double-striped thick-knee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the double-striped thick-knee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyBurhinidae
  6. genusBurhinus
  7. SpeciesBurhinus bistriatus (Wagler, 1829)

Synonyms Hesperoburhinus bistriatus

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • torlit de VeneçuelaCatalan
  • dytík dvoupruhýCzech
  • Tostribet TrielDanish
  • DominikanertrielGerman
  • Dominikaner-TrielGerman
  • Alcaraván americanoSpanish
  • Alcaraván venezolanoSpanish
  • rohtla-jämejalgEstonian
  • amerikanpaksujalkaFinnish
  • Œdicnème bistriéFrench
  • Oedicnème bistriéFrench
  • bjelotrba ćukavicaCroatian
  • koronás ugartyúkHungarian
  • Occhione striatoItalian
  • マミジロイシチドリJapanese
  • meksikinis storkulnisLithuanian
  • amerikatrielNorwegian Bokmål
  • Caribische GrielDutch
  • kulon amerykańskiPolish
  • téu-téu-da-savanaPortuguese
  • alcaravão-americanoPortuguese
  • Доминиканская авдоткаRussian
  • ležiak dvojpásySlovak
  • amerikansk tjockfotSwedish
  • лежень американськийUkrainian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the double-striped thick-knee

Other species in the same genus Burhinus.

CompareDouble-striped thick-knee vs Eurasian stone-curlewDouble-striped thick-knee vs Senegal thick-kneeDouble-striped thick-knee vs Water thick-kneeDouble-striped thick-knee vs Spotted thick-knee

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the double-striped thick-knee?

An adult double-striped thick-knee weighs 675 g – 787 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the double-striped thick-knee endangered?

The double-striped thick-knee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the double-striped thick-knee?

The double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) belongs to the family Burhinidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-striped-thick-knee

MLA

“Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-striped-thick-knee.

BibTeX
@misc{double_striped_thick_knee_2026,
  title = {Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-striped-thick-knee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}