page_title: List of birds of Egypt
section_title: Thick-knees
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Egypt / Thick-knees
caption_attribution_description: Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus English: Stone Curlew Polski: Kulon
context_page_description: This is a list of the species of birds found in Egypt, a country in north-east Africa. The avifauna of Egypt include a total of 494 species of birds. No species are endemic to Egypt.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. All of the birds below are included in the total bird count for Egypt.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Egypt
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Egypt as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Egypt although populations exist elsewhere
  (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists.
context_section_description: Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae
  The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.
  Eurasian thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus
  Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis
caption: A Eurasian thick-knee
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