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Pied Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 617, February 541, March 424, April 458, May 425, June 420, July 343, August 379, September 525, October 609, November 555, December 499.
Australia5,795
New Zealand3,055
Queensland1,526
Victoria1,481
Canterbury Region1,035
New South Wales975
South Australia926
Western Australia625
Otago Region340
Manawatu-Wanganui Region293

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyStilts and Avocets · Recurvirostridae
GenusTypical Stilts · Himantopus

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Sources

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Practise Pied Stilt with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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