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 Tarangire National Park
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
📅 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 Tarangire National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Water Thick-knee sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Water Thick-knee in Tarangire National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Water Thick-knee in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.