Where does the Senegal Thick-knee live?
Burhinus senegalensis has 20,681 records in 31 countries and territories, from 1901 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 20,681 records
- 31 places
- 71 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesBurhinidaeBurhinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 6,917 | |
| Senegal | 4,533 | |
| Ghana | 2,483 | |
| Egypt | 1,691 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,269 | |
| Uganda | 1,055 | |
| Nigeria | 855 | |
| Kenya | 398 | |
| Benin | 242 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 223 | |
| Cameroon | 132 | |
| Guinea | 102 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 86 | |
| Israel | 82 | |
| Togo | 81 | |
| DR Congo | 76 | |
| Sudan | 73 | |
| Burkina Faso | 69 | |
| Sierra Leone | 64 | |
| Mauritania | 60 | |
| Chad | 54 | |
| Mali | 43 | |
| Central African Republic | 27 | |
| Niger | 27 | |
| South Sudan | 24 | |
| Djibouti | 5 | |
| Eritrea | 3 | |
| Liberia | 3 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.