Indian Stone-curlew

The Indian stone-curlew, or Indian thick-knee, is a stocky brown ground bird about 41 cm long with large yellow eyes, dark streaks on a sandy-brown ground colour and a plover-like look. It has a dark stripe bordering a creamy moustachial stripe, and thick knees that give the group its name. The streaking and pale marks make it hard to spot against soil and rocks (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found on the plains of South and Southeast Asia, is mostly active in the dark, and gives calls like those of true curlews. It was long treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew, but its plumage differs and it does not migrate, and it was given full species status in 2005. The 2012 National Red List gives no status under this name.