Burhinidae - Thick-knees & stone curlew
Charadriiformes - Burhinidae
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Wild diet: Insects & other invertebrates, also take a variety of small mammals, reptiles & birds\' eggs.
Feeding strategy: Move slowly along the ground picking up food. Short leaps off the ground to catch prey such as months from the air.
Del Hoya, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. eds. (1996). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol3. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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