Water Thick Knee

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: • Oct 2009

Bird name: Water Thick Knee
Latin: Burhinus vermiculatus
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You can hardly blame André for not wishing to get any closer to this Water Thick-Knee on the banks of the Serengeti River!

Water Thick-knees tend to live by the side of lakes and rivers, throughout sub-Saharan Africa.