Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) - HBW 3
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
French: Échasse à tête blanche
German: Schlammstelzer
Spanish: Cigüeñuela Pechirroja
Taxonomy: Recurvirostra leucocephala Vieillot, 1816, Victoria.
Reported to show morphological and behavioural similarities to flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), but probably not significant (see page 332). Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, mainly in S & C inland areas, particularly C Western Australia and South Australia.
- Least Concern
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A bird swimming Penrice Saltfields, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 11 April 2006 3 years ago 7 sec 4.3 -
Two birds displaying Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 11 January 2005 4 years ago 10 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage on the water, swimming and feeding Penrice Saltfields, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 11 April 2006 3 years ago 4 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage, swimming and feeding Penrice Saltfields, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 11 April 2006 3 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
A bird feeding in small waves Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 11 January 2005 4 years ago 15 sec 3.7 -
Several birds feeding in the water Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 11 January 2005 4 years ago 14 sec 3.6
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Three birds wading at the shore Coorong National Park, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 27 February 2006 15 weeks ago 2.5
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