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Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus), कर्वानक

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Indian stone-curlew  or  Indian thick-knee  ( Burhinus indicus ) करवानक Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Nikon Gears July20 https://maghaa.com/f1pb1 This  is a species of  bird  in the family  Burhinidae . It was formerly included as a subspecies of the  Eurasian stone-curlew . This species is found in the plains of South and South-eastern Asia. They have large eyes and are brown with streaks and pale marks making it hard to spot against the background of soils and rocks. Mostly active in the dark, they produce calls similar to the true  curlews , giving them their names.