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Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Nishant Bhagwat (XC667380). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Black StiltHimantopus novaezelandiae
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 90,368 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 90,087 |
| China | 5,880 |
| Spain | 5,179 |
| Taiwan | 4,256 |
| India | 3,972 |
| Taiwan Province | 3,849 |
| Portugal | 3,232 |
| Italy | 2,878 |
| France | 2,861 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Stilts and Avocets · Recurvirostridae |
| Genus | Typical Stilts · Himantopus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-winged Stilt with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.