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| − | [[ | + | ;[[:Category:Burhinus|Burhinus]] senegalensis |
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[File:Senegal_Thick-knee_Flight_d.flack.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|d.flack|d.flack}}<br />Kotu Creek, [[Gambia]], 24 November 2016]] | ||
| + | Black and yellow black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs. In Flight, underwing shows black tips of primary but not secondary coverts. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Water Thick-knee]] in flight shows black tips on both primary and secondary coverts. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[File:Senegal_Thick-knee_Facial_STVG.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Island on Lake Baringo, [[Kenya]], 28 July 2011]] | ||
| + | Sandy lake and river banks of sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | A monotypic species. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry open habitats near water. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | 2 blotchy light brown eggs are laid on a ground scrape. | ||
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| + | The diet includes insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates and other small prey. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Hume, R. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.setkne1.01 | ||
| + | #[https://www.birdforum.net/threads/augur-buzzard-lake-mburo-national-park-uganda-july.428303/ Birdforum thread] discussing id of Water vs Senegal Thick-knee | ||
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- Burhinus senegalensis
Identification
Black and yellow black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs. In Flight, underwing shows black tips of primary but not secondary coverts.
Similar species
Water Thick-knee in flight shows black tips on both primary and secondary coverts.
Distribution
Sandy lake and river banks of sub-Saharan Africa
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Dry open habitats near water.
Behaviour
2 blotchy light brown eggs are laid on a ground scrape.
The diet includes insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates and other small prey.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hume, R. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.setkne1.01
- Birdforum thread discussing id of Water vs Senegal Thick-knee
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Senegal Thick-knee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Senegal_Thick-knee
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
