Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
- GenusBurhinus (Typical Stone-curlews)
- SpeciesBurhinus senegalensis (Senegal Thick-knee)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Senegal Thick-knee in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Senegal Thick-knee sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Senegal Thick-knee in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Senegal Thick-knee in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.