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  • Pied Stilt, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Pied Stilt, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) William Harland, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Pied Stilt, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Kevin Yonando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Pied Stilt, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Grahame, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Pied Stilt, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Kevin Yonando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Pied Stilt, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Ken Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pied Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

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About

The white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) is a bird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). This shorebird has been recorded from Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. The white-headed stilt is also known as the pied stilt.

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