India
Great Thick-knee
India
High
Priority
Priority

Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris

Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline

Current Annual Trend:
Rapid Decline

Distribution Range Size:
Large
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Near Threatened
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-65.94
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-72.78, -57.76)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-5.34
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-6.87, -3.82)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
5,23,990
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(523,630, 524,350)
Migratory Status
Resident
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
States where they are key
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/grtkne1/. Accessed on 2025-04-30.
National Trend
State Trends
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Conservation Area Trends
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