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Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus)

Burhinus capensis maculosus (Temminck, CJ 1824)




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Burhinidae
Genus:
   Burhinus
Scientific:
  Burhinus capensis maculosus

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1824)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.49, vol.5 pl.292

Protonym:
  Oedicnemus maculosus

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110039#page/365/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FF2FC1966067BE5E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FF2FC196

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FF2FC196

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824456

Geographic range:

  • Burhinus capensis maculosus: Senegal to inland Somalia southward to northern Uganda and northern Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus)
French:
Oedicnème tachard (maculosus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus) ( Burhinus capensis maculosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus) ( Burhinus capensis maculosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus) ( Burhinus capensis maculosus)
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):
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus) ( Burhinus capensis maculosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus) ( Burhinus capensis maculosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus) ( Burhinus capensis maculosus)
Avilist 2025:
Burhinus capensis maculosus [version 1]
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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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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, version 2019:
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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 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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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 3.1:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Burhinus capensis

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German: Kaptriel-maculosus
English: Cape dikkop, Senegal Thick-knee, Spotted Thick-knee (maculosus), Spotted thick-knee dikkop
French: Oedicnème tachard (maculosus)
Scientific: Burhinus capensis affinis, Burhinus capensis maculosus, Oedicnemus affinis, Oedicnemus maculosus

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