© GW - monacoeye.com, all rights reserved. Gambia, Feb 2013

Bird name: Black Winged Stilt
Latin: Himantopus himantopus
Other: Echasse Blanche (fr), cigüeñuela común (Es), pernilongo (Pt), Stelzenläufer (De), cavaliere d'Italia (It), steltkluut (Nl)
Family: Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets
Range: W Europe, Med, C Asia, to sub-Saharan Africa, S & SE Asia
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Many Black-winged Stilts seen in Gambia in February, especially at the Kotu sewage ponds. Also Hyères, France, May.

Black-winged Stilts are easily identified by their very long pink legs and long thin straight black bill. Various amounts of black and white on head and neck, depending on sex, age and regional variations.

Black-winged Stilt in flight, Hyeres • May 2009


Black-winged Stilts have exceedingly long legs, Kotu sewage dump, Gambia, Feb 2013


Black-winged Stilt in flight, Hyeres, France • May 2009



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© GW monacoeye • All rights reserved, Lagoa do Peixe • November 2009

Bird name: White Backed Stilt
Latin: Himantopus melanurus
Other: Pernilongo-de-costas-brancas (Br)
Family: Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets
Range: Peru & NE Brazil to SC Argentina
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The White-crowned Stilt is a subspecies of Black-necked Stilt, distinguished by its white crown and found in southern Southern America. The nominate subspecies - Black-necked Stilt - is found throughout the Americas, and sometimes also considered a subspecies of Black-winged Stilt.



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© GW monacoeye • All rights reserved, Lagoa do Peixe • November 2009

Bird name: Black Necked Stilt
Latin: Himantopus mexicanus
Other: Pernilongo-de-costas-negras (Br)
Family: Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets
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The Black-necked Stilt is found throughout the Americas, and sometimes also considered a subspecies of Black-winged Stilt. Pictured here is the southern subspecies the White Crowned Stilt.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Camargue, France • Mar 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Pied Avocet
Latin: Recurvirostra avosetta
Other: Avocette Elégante
Family: Recurvirostridae • Waders
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057 Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Himantopus himantopus - Black-winged Stilt - Widespread Eurasia, Africa, Asia
Himantopus leucocephalus - White-headed Stilt - Widespread Australasia
Himantopus mexicanus - Black-necked Stilt - W, S USA to Peru & E Brazil, Hawaiian Islands
Himantopus melanurus - White-backed Stilt - Peru & NE Brazil to SC Argentina - Split from H. mexicanus
Himantopus novaezelandiae - Black Stilt - New Zealand

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus - Banded Stilt - S, SW Australia

Recurvirostra avosetta - Pied Avocet - Widespread Africa, Eurasia
Recurvirostra americana - American Avocet - E, WC, W North America - S South America, Central America
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae - Red-necked Avocet - Australia
Recurvirostra andina - Andean Avocet - Peru to NW Argentina