Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus (Water Thick-Knee)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Waterdikkop

Common Names in Dutch:

Watergriel

Common Names in English:

Dikkop, Thick-Knee, Water Dikkop, Water Thick-Knee

Common Names in French:

Oedicn

Common Names in German:

Wassertriel

Common Names in Italian:

Occhione Vermicolato

Common Names in Latin:

Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus

Common Names in Spanish:

Alcarav

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Charadriimorphae () - Huxley, 1867
        Order: Charadriiformes () - Huxley, 1867
        Suborder: Limicolae () - Beddard, 1898
        Infraorder: Charadriides () - Huxley, 1867
        Parvorder: Charadriida ()
        Superfamily: Burhinoidea () - Mathews, 1912
        Family: Burhinidae () - Mathews, 1912
        Genus: Burhinus () - Illiger 1811
        Specific name: vermiculatus
        Subspecies: vermiculatus
        Scientific name: - Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus (Cabanis) 1868 (Cabanis) 1868 J.Orn. 16 no.96 p.413