Indian Thick-knee
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Indian Thick-knee

Burhinus indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kanha National Park
698 Verified records at Kanha National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew. This species is found in the plains of South and South-eastern Asia. They have large eyes and are brown with streaks and pale marks making it hard to spot against the background of soils and rocks. Mostly active in the dark, they produce calls similar to the true curlews, giving them their names. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Thick-knee sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 698 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Great Thick-knee
NT

Great Thick-knee

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Esacus recurvirostris

<5% · Rare
Red-wattled Lapwing
LC Endemic

Red-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus indicus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
LC

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus malabaricus

20–30% · Possible
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

10–20% · With luck
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

<5% · Rare
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

<5% · Rare
Greater Painted-Snipe
LC

Greater Painted-Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostratula benghalensis

<5% · Rare
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

<5% · Rare
Bronze-winged Jacana
LC

Bronze-winged Jacana

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Metopidius indicus

<5% · Rare
Marsh Sandpiper
LC

Marsh Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa stagnatilis

<5% · Rare
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
LC

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
9 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Thick-knee in Kanha National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Thick-knee sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 698 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Thick-knee in Kanha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Thick-knee in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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