Eurasian Thick-knee is a breeding resident
of mainly coastal dry zone areas, though occasionally found in wet zone coastal
areas as well. It lives in pairs or as small flocks, spending day time squatting
on ground in the shade of small bush and as dusk descends it become active. It
is mainly a crepuscular and nocturnal bird feeds on ground insects such as grasshoppers,
beetles, termites, etc. and such small animals. Breeding season is from June to
August and nest, a shallow scrape on the ground where it lays two eggs, well camouflaged with the ground by color and difficult to locate.
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