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Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Photo by VivBraznell
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Field Notes

Description:

Wading bird ..White body, black wings, long red legs. Very fast in flight

Habitat:

Rice fields

Reference Links:

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Information on Black-winged Stilt

Species ID Suggestions

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

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Davidbygott
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Comments (2)
VivBraznell
Thank you Sukanya and Kibuyu for hte ident .. much appreciated
SukanyaDatta
Black winged stilt most likely.Himantopus himantopus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-winged_stilt

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014

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