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Water Thick Knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Habitat:

on our beach near the lake

Notes:

there were a nesting pair

1 Species ID Suggestions

Elsa
Elsa 10 years ago
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee


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5 Comments

CastleSiavonga
CastleSiavonga 10 years ago

thank you Elsa - that's a new one for me. Never heard of it before.

CastleSiavonga
CastleSiavonga 10 years ago

What a strange name. Thanks for all the info everyone. Bit by bit...

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Also don't forget to add the scientific name to it.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

What an unusual bird. Like the Totem Duck, it looks like this was carved. Nice spotting.

CastleSiavonga
CastleSiavonga 10 years ago

Looked up both - think Water Thick Knee. Many thanks

CastleSiavonga
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CastleSiavonga

Southern Province, Zambia

Spotted on Oct 21, 2012
Submitted on Jun 21, 2013

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