Banded Stilt
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 Banded stilts,
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| Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816) |
The Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a stilt. This species is endemic to Australia, and gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults.
It is locally known as the Rottnest snipe on Rottnest Island, though not related to true snipe.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Cladorhynchus leucocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Marchant, S.; & Higgins, P.J. (Eds). (1993). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 2: Raptors to Lapwings. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0-19-553069-1
[edit] External links
- Thinking Like a Banded Stilt, Libby Robin 2002.
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