Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (4)
Rob Hume, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Dikkop |
| Bulgarian | Петнист турилик |
| Catalan | torlit pigallat |
| Czech | dytík skvrnitý |
| Dutch | Kaapse Griel |
| English | Spotted Thick-knee |
| English (United States) | Spotted Thick-knee |
| French | Oedicnème tachard |
| French (France) | Oedicnème tachard |
| German | Kaptriel |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Πετροτουρλίδα |
| Icelandic | Búatrill |
| Japanese | ケープイシチドリ |
| Norwegian | flekktriel |
| Polish | kulon plamisty |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Alcaravão do Cabo |
| Russian | Капская авдотка |
| Serbian | Pegavi ćurlikovac |
| Slovak | ležiak škvrnitý |
| Spanish | Alcaraván de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcaraván de El Cabo |
| Swedish | fläcktjockfot |
| Turkish | Benekli Kocagöz |
| Ukrainian | Лежень плямистий |
| Zulu | umbangaqhwa |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
PROTONYM:
Oedicnemus capensis
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.69.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BURHINUS
- capense / capensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Spotted Thick-knee
