Family

Stone-curlews and Thick-knees

Burhinidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 94 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Burhinus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Burhinus vermiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Esacus recurvirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Burhinus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Burhinus grallarius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Burhinus indicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Esacus magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Burhinus oedicnemus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Stone-curlews and Thick-knees

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~50%
	Senegal Thick-knee			~50%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~50%
	Water Thick-knee			~50%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
3	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Water Thick-knee			~50%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Water Thick-knee			~50%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~30%
	Water Thick-knee			~20%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~40%
	Great Thick-knee			~40%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Senegal Thick-knee			<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	Senegal Thick-knee			~20%
	Water Thick-knee			~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Senegal Thick-knee			<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
13	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~40%
	Great Thick-knee			~30%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~40%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
17	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Great Thick-knee			~20%
	Indian Thick-knee			~20%
18	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~40%
	Water Thick-knee			~30%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
19	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Water Thick-knee			~30%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Water Thick-knee			~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Water Thick-knee			~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
22	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Water Thick-knee			~30%
23	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Bush Stone-curlew			~20%
	Beach Thick-knee			~10%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Water Thick-knee			~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
25	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~20%
	Water Thick-knee			~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
27	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
28	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
29	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
30	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian Thick-knee			~20%
	Great Thick-knee			Insufficient data
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~20%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
32	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~20%
33	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
34	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
35	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
37	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
38	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
39	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
40	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Stone-curlew			~10%
41	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
	Great Thick-knee			Insufficient data
42	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
43	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Beach Thick-knee			~10%
44	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Stone-curlew			~10%
45	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
46	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
47	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			~10%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
48	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			<5%
49	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Senegal Thick-knee			~10%
50	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	~10%
	Water Thick-knee			~10%
	Senegal Thick-knee			<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
51	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
52	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
	Great Thick-knee			Insufficient data
53	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			~10%
54	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Beach Thick-knee			Insufficient data
55	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Thick-knee			Insufficient data
56	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
57	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Stone-curlew			~10%
58	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Stone-curlew			~10%
59	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
60	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
	Indian Thick-knee			<5%
61	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
62	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Bush Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
63	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
64	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Bush Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
65	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
	Bush Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
66	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
67	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			<5%
	Water Thick-knee			Insufficient data
68	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
69	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
70	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Bush Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
71	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Water Thick-knee			<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
72	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			Insufficient data
	Bush Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
73	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Indian Thick-knee			<5%
74	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Water Thick-knee			Insufficient data
75	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Water Thick-knee			Insufficient data
	Senegal Thick-knee			Insufficient data
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
76	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			<5%
77	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
78	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
79	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
80	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
81	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
82	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Indian Thick-knee			<5%
83	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Indian Thick-knee			<5%
	Great Thick-knee			<5%
84	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
85	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			Insufficient data
86	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			<5%
87	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
88	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Spotted Thick-knee			Insufficient data
89	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Indian Thick-knee			<5%
90	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Great Thick-knee			Insufficient data
91	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Beach Thick-knee			Insufficient data
92	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			Insufficient data
93	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Water Thick-knee			Insufficient data
94	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Eurasian Stone-curlew			Insufficient data