Esacus
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Light green shows distribution of E. giganteus. Dark green for E. recurvirostris
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Esacus is a genus of bird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae. The genus is distributed from Pakistan and India to Australia.
It contains two species.
- Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris)
- Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus giganteus)