Both Water thick-knee and Spotted thick-knee occur in the Samburu Game Reserve. This one is, as one can easily guess, with the distinct spots of the individual in the picture, one of the latter species. The plumage of the Spotted thick-knee is also unusually uniform, compared to other thick-knees where we usually see a lighter underside and more marked wings. Like other thick-knees, however, this species also has large, reptile-like eyes because it is essentially nocturnal, mostly active at dusk and dawn. Like these, it also subsists on insects, crustaceans, arthropods and other small animals. Unlike the Water thick-kneet, however, it seems less dependent on proximity to water.