Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Spotted Thick-knee
The Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Burhinidae (Thick-knees and Stone-curlews) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Burhinus capensis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Burhinus capensis maculosus
- Burhinus capensis dodsoni
- Burhinus capensis capensis
- Burhinus capensis damarensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oedicnemus capensis
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.69
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Thick-knees and Stone-curlews
Peruvian Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
Beach Stone-curlew
Esacus magnirostris
Great Stone-curlew
Esacus recurvirostris
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Indian Stone-curlew
Burhinus indicus
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
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