Hesperoburhinus


Hesperoburhinus is a genus of birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae. The genus is distributed in Middle [America (Americas)|Middle] and South America. It contains two species, the double-striped thick-knee and the Peruvian thick-knee.

Taxonomy and phylogeny

The genus Hesperoburhinus was introduced in 2023 by American ornithologists David Černý, Rossy Natale, American and Dutch ornithologist Paul van Els, and British ornithologist Steven Martin Stewart Gregory to accommodate the double-striped thick-knee and the Peruvian thick-knee. The name is from Ancient Greek hésperos, and the pre-existing name Burhinus, because it is the only genus of the stone-curlew family Burhinidae which is distributed in the Western Hemisphere.

Species

The genus contains two species:

Phylogeny