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Bush stone-curlew

Birds
The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Scientific name: Burhinus grallarius
Family: Burhinidae
Class: Aves
Genus: Burhinus
Order: Charadriiformes
Phylum: Chordata