Spotted Thick-knee - Burhinus capensis

Spotted Thick-knee is also known as the Cape Thick-knee or the Spotted Dikkop. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.. Diet includes insects, spiders, millipedes, worms, scorpions, small amphibians, small mammals, thread snakes and the eggs and chicks of the White-fronted Plover.

Adult

08/27/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA 08/27/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA	08/24/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA 08/24/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA	A small bit of the tongue is showing 08/25/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA A small bit of the tongue is showing 08/25/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA
08/25/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA 08/25/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA	04/23/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas 04/23/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas	Picture by Geanie Loken 05/03/2013 - Botswana Picture by Geanie Loken 05/03/2013 - Botswana
09/10/2013 - Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL 09/10/2013 - Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL	09/11/2013 - Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL 09/11/2013 - Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL

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