1 Pied Stilt at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Himantopus leucocephalus | 21 Jan 2021 | natureguy | ||
| Himantopus leucocephalus | 13 Jan 2021 | NigeHartley |
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User's notes
Private property, co-ordinates approx
4 comments
Boobook38
wrote:
14 Jan 2021
This is a Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, and doesn't appear to be in the list of species. It's widely distributed and its presence here is not at all unlikely.
BLSHFour
wrote:
14 Jan 2021
Agree. This is a common bird in the areas wetlands and should be on the lists. For some reason I cannot confirm its identity.
BLSHFour
wrote:
17 Jan 2021
There is some confusion about this bird as it is undergoing a name change in some quarters. The black winged stilt species exists outside of Australia and the Australian bird is considered by some as a different species and should be called White headed Stilt Homantopus leucocephalus. Perhaps this bird needs to be listed under both names with an appropriate note.
natureguy
wrote:
21 Jan 2021
I added the species to the system and confirmed. I also included a note under the species page which briefly explains the name changes/taxonomy.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.353100-34.530700
- Altitude 600.0m
- Places Moss Vale, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2021 12:12 PM Recorded on
- NigeHartley Recorded by
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Collections
NigeHartley Southern Highlands NatureMapr Himantopus leucocephalus Shorebirds Water birds Birds
Species information
- Himantopus leucocephalus Scientific name
- Pied Stilt Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 825m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Himantopus himantopus
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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