Charadriiformes / Burhinidae / Burhinus

Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Burhinus capensis capensis

southern Kenya and northwestern Angola to South Africa
Burhinus capensis damarensis

southwestern Angola to northwestern South Africa
Burhinus capensis dodsoni

coastal Eritrea and Somalia, and southern Arabian Peninsula
Burhinus capensis maculosus

Senegal to inland Somalia southward to northern Uganda and northern Kenya

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.