Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

(B. o. oedicnemus)

Armenian Name:	Ավդոտկա

See Plate 24 for Stone-curlew and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Rare
Length:	40-44 cm, Wing Span:77-85 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 148.
Adult:	Light brown overall with fine black streaks on upperparts and breast. Dark-bordered white line on wing coverts and bold upperwing pattern in flight. Short thick yellow bill has black tip; yellow eyes and legs.
Juvenile:	Less heavily streaked and lacks black lines on wing coverts.
Behavior:	Largely nocturnal, most active at dusk and just before sunrise. Most common call is two notes with second note higher-pitched.
Habitat:	Semidesert with scattered shrubs, scree slopes, arid steppe.
Food:	Invertebrates, reptiles.
Nest:	Shallow ground scrape lined with stones, shells, vegetation.
Eggs:	54 mm, 1-3, pale yellow-brown, variable black markings.