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Senegal thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) is a species in the family Burhinidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 326 g to 334 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the senegal thick-knee

Weight
326 g – 334 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
KrisMaes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the senegal thick-knee live?

Not recorded

What is the senegal thick-knee?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. Their vernacular scientific name refers to the prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs.

From the Wikipedia article “Senegal thick-knee” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Senegal_thick-knee&oldid=1326547544), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the senegal thick-knee endangered?

The senegal thick-knee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the senegal thick-knee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyBurhinidae
  6. genusBurhinus
  7. SpeciesBurhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837)

Synonyms Burhinus senegalensis inornatus, Burhinus senegalensis senegalensis, Oedicnemus inornatus, Oedicnemus senegalensis

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • SETKEnglish
  • كروان سنغاليArabic
  • Seneqal pərttəgözüAzerbaijani
  • Сенегалски туриликBulgarian
  • Bourlagad SenegalBreton
  • torlit del SenegalCatalan
  • dytík africkýCzech
  • rhedwr SenegalWelsh
  • SenegaltrielDanish
  • Senegal-TrielGerman
  • senegala trieloEsperanto
  • Alcaraván senegalésSpanish
  • jõgi-jämejalgEstonian
  • sahelinpaksujalkaFinnish
  • Œdicnème du SénégalFrench
  • Oedicnème du SénégalFrench
  • Glúintiubh seineagálachIrish
  • כרוון סנגליHebrew
  • sahelska ćukavicaCroatian
  • száhelugartyúkHungarian
  • száheli ugartyúkHungarian
  • FlóðtríllIcelandic
  • Occhione del SenegalItalian
  • コイシチドリJapanese
  • senegalinis storkulnisLithuanian
  • Senegālas lielacisLatvian
  • Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ goditáníNavajo
  • Senegalese GrielDutch
  • flodtrielNorwegian
  • kulon rzecznyPolish
  • alcaravão-senegalêsPortuguese
  • alcaravão-do-senegalPortuguese
  • Сенегальская авдоткаRussian
  • SahelagassajuolgiNorthern Sami
  • ležiak riečnySlovak
  • senegalska prlivkaSlovenian
  • Senegalski ćurlikovacSerbian
  • senegaltjockfotSwedish
  • Nil KocagözüTurkish
  • лежень річковийUkrainian
  • 小石鸻Chinese
  • 塞內加爾石鴴Chinese

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Relatives of the senegal thick-knee

Other species in the same genus Burhinus.

CompareSenegal thick-knee vs Eurasian stone-curlewSenegal thick-knee vs Water thick-kneeSenegal thick-knee vs Spotted thick-kneeSenegal thick-knee vs Bush stone-curlew

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the senegal thick-knee?

An adult senegal thick-knee weighs 326 g – 334 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the senegal thick-knee endangered?

The senegal thick-knee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the senegal thick-knee?

The senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) belongs to the family Burhinidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{senegal_thick_knee_2026,
  title = {Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-thick-knee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}