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Esacus magnirostris(Vieillot, 1818)

Beach Stone-curlew

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Menado
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1859 æsacus magnirostris. Lath ♂. Menado (n. Celebes). 67.]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Menado.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Charadriiformes: Burhinidae (Stone-curlews)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Esacus magnirostris
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Menado (Celebes), Aru Islands
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring