The Bush Stone-curlew lives in forests and open woodlands on mainland Australia. It walks on long legs and is active at night while searching for food.
Its long legs stand out.
It is mainly nocturnal and searches for food after dark.
It takes insects, molluscs, small lizards, and seeds from the ground, and occasionally eats small mammals.
It lays 1–3 eggs in a shallow ground scrape. Both adults share incubation and care of the young.
It has a small black bill, large yellow eyes, and a prominent white eyebrow. The sexes look alike; young birds are paler and browner.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.