
The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae.
These are the parks where hosts on Spekboom record it.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 3,399 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Spotted Thick-knee is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,399 records, iNaturalist
40+ results in Limpopo
Planning a trip
Species
Burhinus capensis
Records
3 399
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
A record means a host has seen the Spotted Thick-knee on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Spotted Thick-knee is most recorded in Western Cape (60% of records), Gauteng (20% of records), Eastern Cape (6% of records), based on 3 399 iNaturalist observations.
The Spotted Thick-knee is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
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.