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Stone-curlews, Thick-knees, Dikkops
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Burhinidae (thick-knees, stone-curlews, dikkops)
Species on page - (3 species in 1 genus depicted - out of 10 species in 3 genera)
Spotted dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
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Water thick knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)
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Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
Spotted dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
One foot dikkop
Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
aka spotted dikkop
The older woman who identified this for me tittered as she said the name.
Rondebosch
Cape Town 2013
April 25, 2013
In contrast with the curlews with which I am familiar which have long beaks that "curl" down (also Charadriiformes), this stone-curlew has a longer straighter bill."
Water thick knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)
Water thick knee
Water thick knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)
Family: Burhinidae
Sunset cruise on the Zambezi
Zambia
February 16, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
Watchful eyes
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