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)
The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae. It is native to tropical regions of central and southern Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spotted Thick-knee at Gonarezhou National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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