---
title: "Alcaravão-d'água"
description: "Burhinus vermiculatus — Aves. The water thick-knee or water dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus) is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/water-thick-knee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alcaravão-d'água

> Burhinus vermiculatus — Aves. The water thick-knee or water dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus) is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Burhinus vermiculatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 4029
- Wikidata: [Q263426](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263426)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4926](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4926)

## Names

- en: Water Thick-knee
- de: Wassertriel
- es: Alcaraván Acuático
- fr: Œdicnème vermiculé
- nl: Watergriel
- pt: Alcaravão-d'água
- pl: Kulon nadwodny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2157), BW (289), UG (270), TZ (249), ZM (212), KE (199), ZW (133), NA (120), MW (63), RW (54), GA (44), SZ (37)

## Summary

The water thick-knee or water dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus) is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae. The species is found across sub-Saharan Africa, usually close to water.

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

## Photo

![Alcaravão-d'água](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/water-thick-knee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304302944

## Machine access

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