Eurasian Stone-curlew

The Eurasian stone-curlew, or thick-knee, is a northern member of the stone-curlew family, 38–46 cm long with a wingspan of 76–88 cm and a weight of 290–535 g. It has a strong yellow and black beak, large yellow eyes that give it a reptilian, goggle-eyed look, and cryptic plumage, and it is striking in flight with black and white wing markings. The eggs are pale buff, variably spotted, streaked or blotched with brown or purple-grey (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is largely nocturnal, particularly when singing its loud, wailing songs, which are like a curlew's. Eggs are laid at two-day intervals in a scrape on open ground, and the precocial young leave the nest soon after hatching and are then cared for by both parents for 36–42 days. Birds probably first breed at three years old. The cached account does not describe its occurrence in India and the species is not in SoIB 2023, so its status on the Indian list should be checked (Wikipedia, general species account).