Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus / כרוון מצוי

The Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is a playable bird in Wingsy: Avian Adventures. Crouches flat in the open plowed fields between properties with near-invisible camouflage, and hunts large beetles and reptiles with night vision.

Eurasian Stone-curlew perched, the 3D model from the game — The 3D model. This is the same model you fly in the game. Drag to turn it.

Eurasian Stone-curlew gliding, the 3D model from the game — The 3D model. This is the same model you fly in the game. Drag to turn it.

Field notes

Scientific name	Burhinus oedicnemus
Hebrew name	כרוון מצוי
Wingspan	0.85 m
Weight	450 g
Top speed (in game)	65 km/h
Dive speed (in game)	92 km/h
Eats	beetles, geckos, mole crickets, snails and earthworms
Ancestral nest	Scrape in the plowed field
Signature mechanic	Dusk/Night Ground Stealth
Movement	walks on the ground, has night vision and camouflages on bare ground

How to play the Eurasian Stone-curlew

Play at dusk or at night and press N for night vision so prey glows. On plowed or dry ground, hold T to crouch and become almost invisible.

R Night Strike: snap up a beetle or lizard in reach. Press N to toggle night vision (dusk/night) - prey glows.
T Ground Crouch: Hold T on the ground to flatten into the soil - near-invisible on plowed and dry ground.
C Cur-lee: wailing "cur-lee" carried across the fields.

The real bird

The Eurasian Stone-curlew is a large-eyed, mostly nocturnal bird of dry, open ground. Its streaky plumage hides it on bare soil by day. At dusk it becomes active, hunting beetles and small reptiles, and its wailing calls carry far across the fields.

The calls you hear in the game are real recordings from xeno-canto.org, credited in the game's sound credits.