White-headed Stilt
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| White-headed Stilt | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Recurvirostridae |
| Genus: | Himantopus |
| Species: | H. leucocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837 | |
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The White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) is a bird in the Recurvirostridae family. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Black-winged Stilt (H. himantopus).
This shorebird is found in Australia, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
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Adults and immatures in Kewdale, Western Australia
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Himantopus leucocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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