Genus

Typical Stone-curlews

Burhinus

6 species in our catalog · found in 72 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyBurhinidae (Stone-curlews and Thick-knees)
GenusBurhinus (Typical Stone-curlews)

Species in this group

Burhinus vermiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Burhinus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Burhinus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Burhinus indicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Burhinus grallarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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)

Where to see Typical Stone-curlews

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 100 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

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

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Typical Stone-curlews

Species in this group

Water Thick-knee

Senegal Thick-knee

Spotted Thick-knee

Indian Thick-knee

Bush Stone-curlew

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Stone-curlews

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found