Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) - HBW 3
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
French: Échasse blanche
German: Stelzenläufer
Spanish: Cigüeñuela Común
Other common names: Common Stilt; Pied/White-headed Stilt (leucocephalus); Hawaiian Stilt (knudseni); Black-necked Stilt (mexicanus); White-backed Stilt (melanurus)
Taxonomy: Charadrius Himantopus Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe.
Forms superspecies with H. novaezelandiae, with which known to hybridize and which is sometimes considered conspecific. Races often considered to warrant recognition of 2-5 distinct species (see page 332). Races can be split into three groups: nominate race; “pied” race, leucocephalus; and “black-necked” races knudseni, mexicanus and melanurus. Geographical variation also claimed in southern Africa and Sri Lanka, in forms meridionalis and ceylonensis respectively, but both show considerable overlap with other populations of nominate .. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with H. novaezelandiae, with which known to hybridize and which is sometimes considered conspecific. Races often considered to warrant recognition of 2-5 distinct species (see page 332). Races can be split into three groups: nominate race; “pied” race, leucocephalus; and “black-necked” races knudseni, mexicanus and melanurus. Geographical variation also claimed in southern Africa and Sri Lanka, in forms meridionalis and ceylonensis respectively, but both show considerable overlap with other populations of nominate himantopus. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - France and Iberia S to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and E to C Asia and NC China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina and Taiwan.
- leucocephalus Gould, 1837 - Java E to New Guinea, and S to Australia and New Zealand; winters N to Philippines, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.
- knudseni Stejneger, 1887 - Hawaiian Is.
- himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - France and Iberia S to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and E to C Asia and NC China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina and Taiwan.
- leucocephalus Gould, 1837 - Java E to New Guinea, and S to Australia and New Zealand; winters N to Philippines, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.
- knudseni Stejneger, 1887 - Hawaiian Is.
- mexicanus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - W & S USA through Central America and West Indies to SW Peru, E Ecuador and NE Brazil.
- melanurus Vieillot, 1817 - N Chile and EC Peru through Bolivia and Paraguay to SE Brazil, and S to SC Argentina.
- Least Concern
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A chick and an adult Camargue, France
Robert Mouchard 22 May 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 24 sec 4.9 -
Female returning to nest, 4 eggs. Santa Ana River, California, USA (ssp mexicanus)
Conan Guard 12 May 2009 44 weeks ago 19 sec 4.7 -
An adult bird preening. Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp himantopus)
Jesús Laborda 14 April 2009 45 weeks ago 21 sec 4.3 -
An individual foraging, in an excavated pond Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp leucocephalus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 September 2006 2 years ago 17 sec 4.3 -
A bird at an excavated pond, preening Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp leucocephalus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 September 2006 2 years ago 12 sec 4.2 -
A bird feeding on falling tide Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (ssp leucocephalus)
Brooke Clibbon 9 November 2005 3 years ago 33 sec 4.2
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adult Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 6 May 2009 12 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird sitting on a nest. Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp leucocephalus)
Nick Talbot 25 January 2010 7 weeks ago 4 -
adult Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 6 May 2009 12 weeks ago 4 -
An adult male in a shallow pool, standing besides a White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chii) Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina (ssp melanurus)
Eduardo de Juana 1 October 2008 34 weeks ago 4 -
Nest, with 4 eggs, less than one meter from shore of shallow pond. Santa Ana River, California, USA (ssp mexicanus) (Monotypic species)
Conan Guard 12 May 2009 44 weeks ago 4 -
flying ; Attacking a predator Syria (ssp himantopus)
Georges Olioso 24 April 2006 45 weeks ago 3.7
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Calls while feeding and challenge Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 October 2009 10 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm calls of captive birds Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, Fakenham, Norfolk, England, UK
(ssp mexicanus)
Stuart Fisher 2 May 2001 1 year ago 4
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