Pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

Wikipedia: Pied stilt Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Himantopus_leucocephalus_-_Hexham.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Himantopus (Himantopus); Family Recurvirostridae (Recurvirostridae)
General: The pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), also known as the white-headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.^[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). [more]