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Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

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Description:

Adults are 33–36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below .

Habitat:

The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants.

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012

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