---
title: "Senegal Thick-knee"
description: "Burhinus senegalensis — Birds. The Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/senegal-thick-knee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Senegal Thick-knee

> Burhinus senegalensis — Birds. The Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Burhinus senegalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1107
- Wikidata: [Q922125](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922125)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4928](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4928)

## Names

- en: Senegal Thick-knee
- de: Senegaltriel
- es: Alcaraván Senegalés
- fr: Œdicnème du Sénégal
- nl: Senegalese griel
- pt: Alcaravão-do-senegal
- pl: Kulon rzeczny

## Countries with the most observations

GM (304), SN (173), EG (124), ET (76), GH (70), BJ (60), NG (51), UG (35), CD (23), KE (21), CF (19), BF (16)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_thick-knee

## Photo

![Senegal Thick-knee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/senegal-thick-knee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65803299

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/senegal-thick-knee?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).