Stone-curlews, Thick-knees

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

The Water Thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus) is a 320 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Stone-curlews, Thick-knees

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

320 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, eSwatini, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, Gabon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria.

Where to see it: Zambezi river cruise (ZW side) (Zimbabwe); Chobe River · boat trip (Botswana) (Botswana); Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini); Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary (Eswatini); Kadiki, Livingstone (Zambia).

Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist