• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.
Black-winged Stilt
H&M and Roberts lump this bird with the Black-necked Stilt of the Americas, the White-backed Stilt of South America and the White-headed (or Pied) Stilt of Australasia. However, Clements, the IOC and recently HBW split the entire assemblage into four species. If we follow the lumpers, this bird is nominate "H. h. himantopus." It has an all white head and neck and ranges from the Mediterranean and Africa to China and Southeast Asia. If we follow the splitters, then this species is monotypic. These long-legged waders like salt evaporation ponds where they feed on brine shrimp. I believe this is an adult male. Females are browner on the back.
Location
Pink Lake, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Date taken
21 July 2023.
Scientific name
Himantopus himantopus

Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
433
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Black-wingedStiltIMG_6287.jpg
File size
563.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 21 July 2023 12:06 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 971px

Share this media

Back
Top