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Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, JL 1868)

The water thick-knee, or water dikkop is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae. The species is found across sub-Saharan Africa, usually close to water. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Burhinidae
Genus:
   Burhinus
Scientific:
  Burhinus vermiculatus


Original description

Citation:
  (Cabanis, JL 1868)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 16 p.413

Protonym:
  Oedicnemus vermiculatus

Type locality:
  No locality given = Lake Jipe, near Taita, Kenya Colony.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33009612#page/425/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  96CCAFEE83A0F557

Avibase ID:
  avibase-96CCAFEE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/96CCAFEE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176752

Geographic range:

  • Burhinus vermiculatus: wetland edges near woodland from Liberia eastward to southern Somalia and southward to southernmost South Africa
  • Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus: northern East Africa to southern South Africa, from Angola and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo eastward to southern Somalia, southward to southernmost South Africa
  • Burhinus vermiculatus buettikoferi: West Africa from Liberia to Nigeria and Gabon
English:
Water Thick-knee
Catalan:
Torlit d'aigua
Czech:
dytík tmavý
Danish:
Vandtriel
German:
Wassertriel
Spanish:
Alcaraván Acuático
Spanish (Spain):
Alcaraván Acuático
Finnish:
rantapaksujalka
French:
Oedicnème vermiculé
Croatian:
močvarna ćukavica
Hungarian:
parti ugartyúk
Icelandic:
Vætutríll
Italian:
Occhione acquaiolo
Japanese (romaji):
mizubeishichidori
Japanese:
ミズベイシチドリ
Lithuanian:
Vandeninis storkulnis
Dutch:
Watergriel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Vasstriel
Norwegian:
Vanntriel
Polish:
kulon nadwodny
Portuguese:
Alcaravão-d'água
Portuguese (Portugal):
alcaravão-d'água
Russian:
Водяная авдотка
Slovak:
ležiak vodný
Serbian:
Vodeni ćurlikovac
Swedish:
vattentjockfot
Ukrainian:
Лежень заїрський
Chinese:
水石鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
水石鴴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Oedicnème vermiculé ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Oedicnème vermiculé ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Water Dikkop ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Water Dikkop ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Water Dikkop ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Water Dikkop ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Water Dikkop ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Water Dikkop ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Burhinus vermiculatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Burhinus vermiculatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Burhinus vermiculatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Water Thick-knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Burhinus vermiculatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Burhinus vermiculatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Waterdikkop
Azerbaijani: su pərttəgözü
Catalan: Torlit d'aigua
Czech: Dytík tmavý
Danish: Vandtriel
German: Wassertriel
English: Dikkop, Thick-knee, Water Dikkop, Water Thick knee, Water Thick-knee
English, HBW: Water Thick-knee
English (IOC): Water Thick-knee
English (Kenya): Water Thick-knee
English (United States): Water Thick-knee
Esperanto: Akva trielo
Spanish: Acaraván Aquático, Alcaraván Acuático
Spanish (Spain): Alcaraván Acuático
Spanish (HBW): Water Thick-knee
Estonian: kalda-jämejalg
Finnish: Rantapaksujalka
French: Oedicnème vermiculé
Croatian: močvarna ćukavica
Hungarian: parti ugartyúk
Icelandic: Vætutríll
Italian: Occhione acquaiolo, Occhione vermicolato
Japanese (romaji): mizubeishichidori
Japanese: ミズベイシチドリ
Kwangali: Eswaita
Kirghiz: суу жылкычы чулдугу
Scientific: Burhinus vermiculatus, Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus, Oedicnemus vermiculatus
Lithuanian: Vandeninis storkulnis
Dutch: Watergriel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Vasstriel
Norwegian: Vanntriel
Polish: kulon nadwodny
Portuguese: Alcaravão-d'água
Portuguese (Portugal): alcaravão-d'água
Russian: Водяная авдотка
Slovak: ležiak vodný
Serbian: Vodeni ćurlikovac
Siswant: Umunkonkoni
Swedish: Vattentjockfot
Swahili: Chekeamwezi
Turkish: Su kocagözü
Tsonga: Mtshikuyana
Ukrainian: Лежень заїрський
Xhosa: Ingqangqolo
Chinese: 水石鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 水石鴴

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