Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Spotted Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) - HBW 3, p. 362
French: Oedicnème tachard
German: Kaptriel
Spanish: Alcaraván de El Cabo
Other common names: Spotted Thick-knee, Cape Dikkop/Thick-knee
Taxonomy: Oedicnemus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823, Cape of Good Hope.
Several other races proposed: doubtfully distinct are ehrenbergi of Dahlak I in Red Sea, and affinis on Red Sea coast of Ethiopia; also psammochromus included in maculosus, and csongor included in nominate capensis. Four subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maculosus (Temminck, 1824) - Senegal E to Eritrea and Somalia, and S to Uganda and Kenya.
- dodsoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1899) - coastal Somalia and S Arabia.
- capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Kenya S to South Africa, and W from Zambia to Angola.
- damarensis (Reichenow, 1905) - Namibia, Botswana and SW South Africa (Cape Province).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult sitting on its nest, including a close-up of its head Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp damarensis)
Greg Baker 27 September 2002 36 weeks ago 21 sec 4.6 -
one bird standing Locality Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia (ssp maculosus)
Daniêl Jimenez 30 December 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of two birds Locality National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2001 6 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
An adult foraging and then eventually running away Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp damarensis)
Greg Baker 27 September 2002 36 weeks ago 29 sec 4.2 -
A close up Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp dodsoni)
Eric Roualet 11 November 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4.1 -
A bird under a dry bush. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (ssp maculosus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 4
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A chick
Locality Bontebok National Park, Swellendam, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 27 November 2012 21 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird standing among the bushes
Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp maculosus)
Krzysztof Blachowiak 18 November 2012 24 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird on the beach
Locality Kommetjie, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 27 March 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Male Threat Display
Locality Tanzania (ssp capensis)
John Watson San Antonio TX 27 February 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Adult bird with chick
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 14 September 2002 1 year ago 4.4 -
A standing bird
Locality Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa (ssp capensis)
Rainer Mönke 14 December 2011 1 year ago 4.3
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