Common name: Stone Curlew
Scientific name: Burhinus oedicnemus ssp. insularum
Status: Subspecies exclusive to the eastern Canary Islands, distributed in Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and the islets of Lobos, La Graciosa and Alegranza.
Habitat and distribution: Typical of open and dry spaces, it is present in practically the entire island. It prefers rocky places to sandy ones, but it can also be seen (and heard) inside towns and near farms and gardens, where it goes at night in search of food.
How to recognize it: A small, nocturnal wader with large yellow eyes and a general earthy-brown coloration that allows it to blend in perfectly with its surroundings. For this reason it is always easier to hear it at night than to see it during the day.
Curiosities: In the Canary Islands it is known by the popular name of Pedroluis, onomatopoeia of its particular claim.
