Spotted thick-knee
| Spotted thick-knee | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Burhinidae |
| Genus: | Burhinus |
| Species: | B. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) | |
| range | |
The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), 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.