- The stone-curlews, also
known as
dikkops or thick-knees,
consist of 10
species within the
family Burhinidae, and are
found throughout the
tropical and...
- The
spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), also
known as the
spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a
wader in the
family Burhinidae. It is
native to tropical...
- "
Dikkop" is the centuries-old
South African vernacular name for
their two
local species:
Burhinus capensis is the Cape
dikkop (or "gewone
dikkop", not...
- 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...
-
Oxyurichthys microlepis,
commonly known as the
maned goby, is a
species of goby
native to
tropical marine and
brackish waters along the
coasts of the Indian...
- origin, the
Reverend Charles Pacalt in 1818. He was
invited by
Kaptein Dikkop,
leader of a
Khoikhoi tribe living in the area. He
built up a congregation...
-
There are
multiple length,
signposted trails that
traverse the reserve. The
Dikkop Trail is a
circular loop that
ranges from 9.5 to 22.3 km. The
smaller Grysbok...
-
various species of
potential cleaners (e.g. Plovers, Sandpipers,
water dikkop) ... have
resulted in only a few
reports of
sandpipers removing leeches...
-
Houtunqua eventually ****imilating into
colonial society of the time.
Chief Dikkop, who died in 1816, was the last
recorded Chief of the Houtunqua. The first...
- rhis, nose. The
Burhinus are
commonly called thick-knee, stone-curlew or
dikkop. They are medium-sized,
terrestrial waders,
though they are
generally found...
