Genus

Typical Stone-curlews

Burhinus

6 species in our catalog · found in 87 parks

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

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

Burhinus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Burhinus grallarius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Burhinus indicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Burhinus oedicnemus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Stone-curlews

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