Burhinus
- Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
This plover blends into dry grassland with pale brown plumage. Two dark head stripes and a white face pattern help identify it.
- Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis
The Spotted Dikkop is a ground-dwelling bird with long legs and yellow eyes. It hunts insects by running, stopping, and jabbing at prey with its bill.
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
The Bush Stone-curlew lives in forests and open woodlands on mainland Australia. It walks on long legs and is active at night while searching for food.
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
The Indian Stone-curlew is a ground-dwelling bird breeding from India into Southeast Asia and is mostly nocturnal.
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
A bird with sandy, patterned plumage and large eyes. In Britain, it breeds in places with sparse vegetation.
- Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
This thick-knee has large yellow eyes and long legs. It uses dry, open ground in Africa, including places near water.
- Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris
It lives in open western lowlands and foothills. By day it sits still in pairs or small groups; at night it becomes active and vocal.
- Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus
The Water Thick-knee is a large shorebird that is active at night along rivers and lakes. Its mottled gray-brown plumage helps it blend into grass and waterside cover.
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
A bird with sandy, patterned plumage and large eyes. In Britain, it breeds in places with sparse vegetation.
- Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis
The Spotted Dikkop is a ground-dwelling bird with long legs and yellow eyes. It hunts insects by running, stopping, and jabbing at prey with its bill.
- Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
This thick-knee has large yellow eyes and long legs. It uses dry, open ground in Africa, including places near water.
- Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus
The Water Thick-knee is a large shorebird that is active at night along rivers and lakes. Its mottled gray-brown plumage helps it blend into grass and waterside cover.
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
The Bush Stone-curlew lives in forests and open woodlands on mainland Australia. It walks on long legs and is active at night while searching for food.
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
The Indian Stone-curlew is a ground-dwelling bird breeding from India into Southeast Asia and is mostly nocturnal.
- Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris
It lives in open western lowlands and foothills. By day it sits still in pairs or small groups; at night it becomes active and vocal.
- Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
This plover blends into dry grassland with pale brown plumage. Two dark head stripes and a white face pattern help identify it.