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  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. Distribution The spotted thick-knee is native to the grasslands and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Its range extends from Senegal, Mali and Mauritania in the west to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa in the east and south.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Description The spotted thick-knee, which can reach up to 45.5 cm in height, has long legs and brown-and-white speckled plumage which provides camouflage, making it difficult to spot the bird in the grasslands and savannas where it roams. Its head is large and round with a prominent yellow eye and a short, stout beak. When in flight or standing in a characteristic position with its wings raised, it shows a striking contrasting pattern. Its legs are long and yellow and the tibiotarsal joint is expanded, giving it the name "thick-knee". Listen to the Spotted thick-knee
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
 Behaviour The spotted thick-knee is nocturnal and squats on the ground during the daytime, making it difficult to spot. It hunts exclusively on the ground, feeding on insects, small mammals and lizards. Breeding It nests on the ground, lining a scrape with grasses, feathers, pebbles and twigs. The female typically lays two eggs, and males and females rear the offspring together, with both bringing food back to the nest. The birds will defend the nest and adopt a defensive pose with wings spread and tail cocked and will even peck an intruder. Sometimes they will fake injuries to lead predators away from the nest.  Usually 2 eggs are laid at a two-day interval. They measure some 5.2 cm × 3.8 cm.
They are marked with sepia brown and ash grey on a pale, clay-coloured background. By JMK - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54691800 Status The spotted thick-knee has a very extensive range, and its population is believed to be stable. For these reasons, the IUCN has rated it as being of "Least Concern" Conservation status
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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  Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 13th of November 2014 Location: Chobe Game Lodge, Botswana  PLEASE! If I have made any mistakes identifying any bird, PLEASE let me know on my guestbook 
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