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Himantopus himantopus
| Family Name: | Charadriidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Black-winged Stilt, Burung Kedidi Kaki Panjang |
Name
Description
| Size | 38 cm |
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| Description | A distinctive, large, black-and-white wader with a long bill and extremely long legs. Bill is black; legs are pink. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Distribution | Found in most part of the world. The East Asian-Australasian population breeds in East Asia and in Southeast Asia to as far south as Thailand. A rare winter visitor and passage migrant to Sungei Buloh. The latest record was a juvenile recorded in 2005. Found at shallow prawn ponds, marshes, waterlogged grassland, reed beds. |
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| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
Conservation
| Conservation Notes | A rare winter visitor and passage migrant to Sungei Buloh. |
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