Bush Stone-curlew

55-59 cm; span 80 cm-1.05 m. Unusual, bush-dwelling wader, more often heard than seen. Grey-brown above (washed pale rufous in n. Aust.), buff-white below, strongly streaked darker; dark mark along wing over a broader pale zone. Bill blackish, forehead whitish; broad white eyebrow over thick black line from below eye down neck; eye large, yellow. Pairs, groups to loose flocks. Shy, watchful: moves weirdly, slowly, often with head lowered. 'Freezes' stick-like, lies flat with neck extended, walks deliberately away or runs furtively. Flies with quick, stiff beats of long, bowed wings, revealing prominent white patch across black primaries. Active at night, often on country roads; wingpatches luminous in headlights. Tame near habitation: golf courses, resort islands.