Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
- GenusBurhinus (Typical Stone-curlews)
- SpeciesBurhinus vermiculatus (Water Thick-knee)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
📅 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 Water Thick-knee in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Water Thick-knee sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 444 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Water Thick-knee in Lake Mburo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Water Thick-knee in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.