Water Thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)
About the Water Thick-knee
The water thick-knee or water dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus) is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae. The species is found across sub-Saharan Africa, usually close to water. The water thick-knee has a widespread distribution in sub-Saharan Africa, being found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 74 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.