---
title: "Kulon plamisty"
description: "Burhinus capensis — Ptaki. The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/spotted-thick-knee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kulon plamisty

> Burhinus capensis — Ptaki. The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Burhinus capensis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 4511
- Wikidata: [Q1002588](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1002588)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4922](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4922)

## Names

- en: Spotted Thick-knee
- de: Kaptriel
- es: Alcaraván de El Cabo
- fr: Œdicnème tachard
- nl: Kaapse griel
- pt: Alcaravão-do-cabo
- pl: Kulon plamisty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3491), KE (214), TZ (136), BW (103), NA (96), NG (17), SN (17), BJ (15), ZW (15), ET (12), OM (12), SZ (11)

## Summary

The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae. It is native to tropical regions of central and southern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Kulon plamisty](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-thick-knee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39748841

## Machine access

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