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Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Alcaraván de El Cabo
Family: Burhinidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Oedicnemus capensis.

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Number of Photography: 4

Foto
Photography ID: 379246
  Adult
Johannesburgo
Gauteng
South Africa
11/25/2019
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 286835
  Adult
Parque Nacional Kruger
Limpopo
South Africa
02/24/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 114418
  Adult
Pretoria
Gauteng
South Africa
09/06/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo


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Number of Records: 7



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194588626/10/2023South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel2Luis Cesar Tejo
194571426/10/2023South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel2Daniela Espinosa
114767025/11/2019South AfricaGautengRuimsig, Johannesburgo4Luis Cesar Tejo
80647624/02/2018South AfricaLimpopoOlifants camp, Parque Nacional KrugerGlauco Oliveira
32870906/09/2015South AfricaGautengRietvlei Nature Reserve, PretoriaLuis Cesar Tejo
3823717/11/2010South AfricaCabo OrientalElephant Addo National ParkCarmelo López Abad
3953003/11/2010South AfricaMpumalangaSwindgedzi, Parque Nacional KrugerCarmelo López Abad
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.