Scientific name:
Burhinus capensis
Spotted Thick-knee Fact File
Distribution: Africa: Widespread
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Four
B. c. maculosus – Senegal to Somalia south to northern Uganda and northern Kenya
B. c. dodsoni – coastal Somalia and Saudi Arabia
B. c. capensis – southern Kenya to South Africa, west from Zambia to Angola
B. c. damarensis – Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa
Current conservation efforts
None
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With thanks to the following photographers: Barry Madden