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Peruvian thick-knee

Burhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843)

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The peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris) is a species in the family Burhinidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 480 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the peruvian thick-knee

Weight
480 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the peruvian thick-knee live?

Not recorded

What is the peruvian thick-knee?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Peruvian thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is a ground-dwelling bird and feeds on insects and small animals.

From the Wikipedia article “Peruvian thick-knee” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peruvian_thick-knee&oldid=1380699937), 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 peruvian thick-knee endangered?

The peruvian thick-knee is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the peruvian thick-knee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyBurhinidae
  6. genusBurhinus
  7. SpeciesBurhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843)

Synonyms Hesperoburhinus superciliaris, Oedicnemus superciliaris, Oedicnenus superciliaris

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • torlit del PerúCatalan
  • dytík bledýCzech
  • rhedwr yr AndesWelsh
  • PerutrielDanish
  • InkatrielGerman
  • Peruaner-TrielGerman
  • PeruanertrielGerman
  • Alcaraván peruanoSpanish
  • peruu jämejalgEstonian
  • perunpaksujalkaFinnish
  • Œdicnème du PérouFrench
  • Oedicnème du PérouFrench
  • peruanska ćukavicaCroatian
  • perui ugartyúkHungarian
  • Occhione del PerùItalian
  • ペルーイシチドリJapanese
  • peruvinis storkulnisLithuanian
  • gråtrielNorwegian Bokmål
  • Peruaanse GrielDutch
  • kulon peruwiańskiPolish
  • alcaravão-peruanoPortuguese
  • téu-téu-de-pescoço-pardoPortuguese
  • Перуанская авдоткаRussian
  • ležiak stužkatýSlovak
  • PerutjockfotSwedish
  • лежень перуанськийUkrainian

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Relatives of the peruvian thick-knee

Other species in the same genus Burhinus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the peruvian thick-knee?

An adult peruvian thick-knee weighs 480 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the peruvian thick-knee endangered?

The peruvian thick-knee is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the peruvian thick-knee?

The peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris) belongs to the family Burhinidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-thick-knee

MLA

“Peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-thick-knee.

BibTeX
@misc{peruvian_thick_knee_2026,
  title = {Peruvian thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-thick-knee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}