Banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Wikipedia: Banded stilt Source: WIKIPEDIA Banded_Stilts_Rottnest.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Cladorhynchus (Cladorhynchus); Family Recurvirostridae (Recurvirostridae)
General: The banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) is a nomadic wader of the stilt and avocet family, Recurvirostridae, native to Australia. It belongs to the monotypic genus Cladorhynchus. It gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults, though this is mottled or entirely absent in non-breeding adults and juveniles. Its remaining plumage is pied and the eyes are dark brown. Nestling banded stilts have white down, unlike any other species of wader. [more]