Burhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)

Family

Stone-curlews and Thick-knees

Burhinidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 77 parks

Species in this group

Water Thick-knee
LC

Water Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus vermiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Senegal Thick-knee
LC

Senegal Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Great Thick-knee
NT

Great Thick-knee

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Esacus recurvirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Spotted Thick-knee
LC

Spotted Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Indian Thick-knee
LC

Indian Thick-knee

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Burhinus indicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Bush Stone-curlew
LC Endemic

Bush Stone-curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus grallarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Beach Thick-knee
NT

Beach Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Esacus magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Eurasian Stone-curlew
LC

Eurasian Stone-curlew

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Burhinus oedicnemus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Stone-curlews and Thick-knees

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 8
~50%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 8
~50%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2 of 8
~50%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 8
~50%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 8
~50%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~40%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
4 of 8
~40%
8 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 8
~40%
9 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~40%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
2 of 8
~40%
11 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2 of 8
~40%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
2 of 8
~40%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 8
~40%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
~40%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
2 of 8
~40%
16 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 8
~40%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 8
~40%
18 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2 of 8
~40%
19 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~40%
20 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
~40%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
1 of 8
~30%
22 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
~30%
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 8
~30%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
~30%
25 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~20%
26 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~20%
27 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~20%
28 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 8
~20%
29 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 of 8
~20%
30 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 8
~20%
31 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
2 of 8
~20%
32 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
~20%
33 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~20%
34 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
~20%
35 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
~20%
36 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 8
~20%
37 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~20%
38 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 8
~10%
39 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~10%
40 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~10%
41 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
~10%
42 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~10%
43 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 8
~10%
44 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
~10%
45 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~10%
46 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 8
~10%
47 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
2 of 8
~10%
48 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 8
~10%
49 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~10%
50 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
~10%
51 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~10%
52 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
1 of 8
~10%
53 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~10%
54 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 8
~10%
55 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
~10%
56 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~10%
57 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
~10%
58 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 8
~10%
59 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 8
~10%
60 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2 of 8
~10%
61 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
~10%
62 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
~10%
63 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
1 of 8
<5%
64 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 8
<5%
65 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
<5%
66 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
<5%
67 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
<5%
68 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
<5%
69 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 8
<5%
70 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
1 of 8
<5%
71 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 8
<5%
72 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
<5%
73 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 8
<5%
74 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
<5%
75 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 8
<5%
76 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 8
<5%
77 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 8
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Mombasa 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 8
~60%
2 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
1 of 8
~50%
3 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
~40%
4 Zanzibar City 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 8
~30%
5 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
1 of 8
~30%
6 Dakar 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 8
~30%
7 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 8
~20%
8 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
1 of 8
~10%
9 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 8
~10%
10 Luxor 🇪🇬 Egypt
1 of 8
~10%
11 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 8
~10%
12 Lagos 🇳🇬 Nigeria
1 of 8
~10%
13 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
1 of 8
~10%
14 Tunis 🇹🇳 Tunisia
1 of 8
~10%
15 Bareilly 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
~10%
16 Ramallah 🇵🇸 Palestine
1 of 8
~10%
17 Rajkot 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
~10%
18 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 8
~10%
19 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
1 of 8
~10%
20 Lucknow 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
~10%
21 Ahmedabad 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
~10%
22 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
2 of 8
~10%
23 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
24 Tiruppur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
25 Mysuru 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
26 Kota 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
27 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 8
<5%
28 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 8
<5%
29 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2 of 8
<5%
30 Ludhiana 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
31 Chandigarh 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
32 Rabat 🇲🇦 Morocco
1 of 8
<5%
33 Bhubaneshwar 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
34 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
35 Abuja 🇳🇬 Nigeria
1 of 8
<5%
36 Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 8
<5%
37 Jodhpur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
38 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
39 Nashik 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
40 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
2 of 8
<5%
41 Agra 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
42 Nagpur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
43 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
44 Vadodara 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
45 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 8
<5%
46 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
1 of 8
<5%
47 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
48 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
49 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
1 of 8
<5%
50 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
51 Madurai 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
52 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
53 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 8
<5%
54 Pune 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
55 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
1 of 8
<5%
56 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 8
<5%
57 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 8
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
2 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
3 Natura Artis Magistra 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
4 Australia Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
5 Ostrava Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 Zoo Pilsen 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
7 Zoo Hluboka 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
8 Territory Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
9 Safaripark Beekse Bergen 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
10 Safari West 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Milwaukee County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Los Angeles Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Kyabram Fauna Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
17 Alice Springs Desert Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
18 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Birmingham Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Audubon Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
23 Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Saint Louis Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 Healesville Sanctuary 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
26 Berlin Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
27 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
28 Paignton Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
29 Koala Conservation Reserve 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
30 Hobart Zoo and Aquarium 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
31 National Zoo & Aquarium 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
32 Taronga Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
33 Wilhelma 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
34 Cleland Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
35 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
36 Blank Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
37 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
38 Melbourne Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
39 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
40 Parndana Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
41 Perth Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
42 Cologne Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
43 Honolulu Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
44 Zoo Atlanta 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden 🇭🇺 Hungary In captivity
46 Phillip Island Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
47 Riverbanks Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
49 Lincoln Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 NaturZoo Rheine 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity