Bush stone-curlew - Australische griel - Burhinus grallarius from protection act south australia Watch Video
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Description: The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large (55– 60 cm wingspan), ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia.Although it looks rather like a wader and is related to the oystercatchers, avocets and plovers, it is a terrestrial predator filling an ecological niche similar to that of the roadrunners of North America.Like most stone-curlews, it is mainly nocturnal and specialises in hunting small grassland animals: frogs, spider
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