Charadriiformes / Burhinidae / Burhinus

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

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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flamelily · CC0_1_0

Burhinus vermiculatus buettikoferi

West Africa from Liberia to Nigeria and Gabon
Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus

northern East Africa to southern South Africa, from Angola and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo eastward to southern Somalia, southward to southernmost South Africa

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.