Spotted Thick-knee

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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