Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Extinct, or most probably so = †
Type species of host genus in bold
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Burhinidae - Thick-knees
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Actornithophilus
Quadraceps
Burhinus Illiger, 1811
- Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Stone Curlew
Actornithophilus tetraclicis Clay, 1962 *
Quadraceps annulatus (Denny, 1842) *
- Burhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) - Senegal Thick-knees
Actornithophilus tetraclicis Clay, 1962
Quadraceps annulatus (Denny, 1842)
- Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868) - Water Dikkop
- Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Spotted Dikkop
- Burhinus bistriatus (Wagler, 1829) - Double-striped Thick-knee
Quadraceps acuticeps (Carriker, 1945)
- Burhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843) - Peruvian Thick-knee
Quadraceps burhinoides Carriker, 1949 *
- Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801) - Bush Stone Curlew
Esacus Lesson, 1831
- Esacus recurvirostris (Cuvier, 1829) - Great Stone Curlew
- Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818) - Beach Stone Curlew
Last revised:
31 August, 2003
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