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.
Dikkop Burhinus capensis, crop
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.
Savanna
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A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient
Spotted thick-knee
…in) in height, has long legs and brown-and-white speckled plumage which provides camouflage, making it difficult to spot the bird in the grasslands and savannas where it roams. Its head is large and round with a prominent yellow eye and a short, stout beak. When in flight or standing in a characteristic position…
A tree savanna at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in East Africa
A grass savanna at Kruger National Park in South Africa
A savanna woodland in Northern Australia demonstrating the regular tree spacing characteristic of some savannas
Bushfire in Kakadu National Park, Australia