Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868)

Another vertebrate - and quite a small image:

Photographed near Chumba, Central Province, Zambia, in October 2011, using an Olympus E-420 with a Zuiko 40-150mm lens

 This rather cynical looking bird is the Water Dikkop (or, for purist Anglophones, Water Thick-Knee),

Burhinus vermiculatus

(Cabanis, 1868)

 It seems worthy of note that the Afrikaans Dikkop does not mean thick-knee, but thick-head. Something else that's been lost in translation.

I'm going into the taxonomy now. I may be some time; 

 - Burhinidae  
- Chionidi         
 - Charadriiformes

See also Sterna hirundo

- Neoaves               

See also Ardea goliath and  Chalcophaps indica

- Neognathae            
- Neornithes                
- Euornithes                   
 - Aves                               
- Maniraptora                     
- Coelurosauria                     
- Tetanurae                                             
 - Therapoda                              
- Saurischia                                 
- Dinosauria                                   
 - Avemetatarsalia                             
 - Archosauria                                     
 - Archosauromorpha                           
- Sauria                                                  

See also Trachylepis varia, Lygodactylus capensis and Thelotornis capensis

- Diapsida                                                
 - Romeriida                                               
 - Reptilia                                                     
- Amniota                                                      

See also Hipposideros vittatus

- Reptiliomorpha                                             

- Tetrapoda                                                        

See also Chiromantis xerampelina

- Sarcopterygii                                                    

- Osteichthys                                                         

See also Synchiropus splendidus

- Teleostomi                                                            

- Gnathostomata                                                       

- Vertebrata                                                                

- Craniata                                                                     

- Chordata                                                                      

- Deuterostomia                                                               

- Nephrozoa                                                                        

See also Hyllus argyrotoxus, Ligia oceanica, Dicranopalpus ramosus, Enoplognatha ovata, Argiope bruennichi, Enallagma cyathigerum, Rhyothemis semihyalina, Pseudagrion hageni,Cyathosternum prehensile, Lobosceliana loboscelis, Sibylla, Stictogryllacris punctata, Pephricus, Anoplocnemis curvipes, Ranatra , Hagenomyia tristis, Vespula germanica, Synagris proserpina, Astata tropicalis, Melolontha melolontha, Otiorhynchus atroapterus, Malachius bipustulatus, Demetrias atricapillus, Dolichotachina caudata, Anthia fornasiini .Zebronia phenice Laelia robusta, Anthocharis cardamines, Panorpa germanica, Megistocera filipes, Senaspis haemorrhoa, Episyrphus balteatus, Helophilus pendulus, Diasemopsis meigenii, Crambus pascuella, and Acada biseriata

- Bilateralia                                                                                 

- Eumetazoa                                                                                   

- Animalia                                                                                         

- Eukaryota                                  


And that's all, folks!