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Common Name

Water Thick Knee

Alternate Names

Water Dikkop

Common Type

Thick Knee

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Burhinidae

Genus

Burhinus

Species

vermiculatus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Malawi

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Edges of lakes, estuaries, rivers, mangroves and some sheltered beaches with bushes or nearby woodlands

Distribution and Range

Africa Sub Sahara

Food

Feeds on insects, crustaceans and mullosks

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