Burhinus
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Burhinus is a genus of birds in the family Burhinidae. This family also contains the genus Esacus. The genus name Burhinus comes from the Greek bous, ox, and rhis, nose.
Spotted Thick knee, Burhinus capensis at Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa, crop
Burhinidae range, genus Burhinus
Spotted thick-knee
Threat display of a spotted thick-knee in defence of its chicks
Spotted thick-knee
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The spotted thick-knee, also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae. It is native to tropical regions of central and southern Africa.
Burhinus
…Burhinus Spotted thick-knee (B. capensis) in burnt grassland, South Africa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family…
Spotted Thick knee
Burhinus capensis range
Usually 2 eggs are laid at a two-day interval. They measure some 5.2 cm × 3.8 cm. They are marked with sepia brown and ash grey on a pale, clay-coloured background.