Australia's biodiversity

Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Threatened Species Day fact sheet
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2005

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Bush Stone-curlews are birds standing 50–60 centimetres high, with long gangly legs, large yellow eyes, and grey-streaked upper parts. Their colouring makes them hard to see in bushland, especially in the dusky shadows and evenings, when they are most active.

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