Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
- GenusBurhinus (Typical Stone-curlews)
- SpeciesBurhinus capensis (Spotted Thick-knee)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
African Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Thick-knee in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Spotted Thick-knee sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Thick-knee in Addo Elephant National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Thick-knee in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.