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Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus)
Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus (Cabanis, JL 1868)
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Burhinidae
Genus:
Burhinus
Scientific:
Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Burhinidae
Genus:
Burhinus
Scientific:
Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus
Original description
Citation:
(Cabanis, JL 1868)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
16, no.96 p.413
Protonym:
Oedicnemus vermiculatus
Type locality:
No locality given = Lake Jipe, near Taita, Kenya Colony.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103094#page/429/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
82D5DFC280CAAF62
Avibase ID:
avibase-82D5DFC2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/82D5DFC2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824463
Geographic range:
- 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
Source: Clements checklist
Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus)
French:
Oedicnème vermiculé (vermiculatus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Water Thick-knee (nominate) ( Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus) |
| Avilist 2025: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Burhinus vermiculatus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Wassertriel
English: Water Thick-knee, Water Thick-knee (nominate), Water Thick-knee (vermiculatus)
Spanish: Alcaraván Acuático
French: Oedicnème vermiculé, Oedicnème vermiculé (nominal), Oedicnème vermiculé (nominale), Oedicnème vermiculé (race nominale), Oedicnème vermiculé (vermiculatus)
Italian: Occhione vermicolato
Scientific: Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus, Oedicnemus vermiculatus, Oedicnemus vermiculatus vermiculatus
Dutch: Watergriel
Slovak: ležiak vodný
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