Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis - OEdicnème tachard

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Burhinidés
Genus
:
Burhinus
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

Biometrics

Size
: 44 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 375 à 610 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Burhinus capensis capensis (s Kenya to South Africa, west from Zambia to Angola)
Burhinus capensis maculosus (Senegal to Somalia south to n Uganda and n Kenya)
Burhinus capensis dodsoni (coastal Somalia and Saudi Arabia)
Burhinus capensis damarensis (Namibia, Botswana and w South Africa)

Foreign names

OEdicnème tachard,
Alcaraván de El Cabo,
alcaravão-do-cabo,
Kaptriel,
fokföldi ugartyúk,
Kaapse Griel,
Occhione maculato,
fläcktjockfot,
Flekktriel,
ležiak škvrnitý,
dytík skvrnitý,
Plettet Triel,
suomupaksujalka,
Gewone Dikkop,
torlit pigallat,
kulon plamisty,
punktainais lielacis,
Капская авдотка,
ケープイシチドリ,
斑石鸻,
fläcktjockfot,
點斑石鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas