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Spotted Thick-knee / Spotted Dikkop
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Afrikaans name: Gewone dikkop
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Above - Spotted Thick-knee
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Photo © Steven Herbert
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Burhinus capensis
The Spotted Thick-knee is found over much of South Africa in suitable habitats. It prefers areas of grassland, or savanna, but is also not uncommon in some urban areas.
They feed on a wide variety of insects, spiders, worms and other creatures they find as they forage on the ground.
Spotted Thick-knees create a shallow nest on the ground. It is normally lined with a few leaves and twigs. Up to 3 eggs are laid and are tended to by both sexes. The eggs are mottled brown which makes them difficult to spot. Both parents feed the young.
Above - Spotted Thick-knee moving away from its resting place after being disturbed
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