Spotted Thick-knee

Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
4 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Spotted Thick-knee at Liwonde National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
18 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
23 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
24 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
27 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
28 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
29 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
32 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
33 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
34 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
37 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
38 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
40 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
41 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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