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Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis
Family
Thick-knees
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
sptkne1, SPTK, STKN
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyThick-knees (Burhinidae)
SpeciesBurhinus capensis
Codessptkne1, SPTK, STKN
Identification

The Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) is a member of the Thick-knees family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code sptkne1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Thick-knees
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
Peruvian Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
Beach Thick-knee
Esacus magnirostris
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Bush Thick-knee
Burhinus grallarius
Spotted Thick-knee photo
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Burhinus capensis

Family: Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: sptkne1