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| Himantopus himantopus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Recurvirostridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Black-winged stilt |
Échasse blanche |
Cigüenuela común |
Stelzenläufer |
| Migration: partial |
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long distance migration in some races |
Sedentary in places, but local movements to long distance migration elsewhere. N populations of race
himantopus and mexicanus migrate in Jul-Nov to Africa and Central and South America
respectively, returning in Mar-May, usually over period of less than 1 month at any one site. Local movements
recorded throughout most of tropics, but patterns poorly understood. In New Zealand, S and inland breeders of
leucocephalus migrate to N New Zealand in Jan-Mar, returning in Aug-Sept, whereas lowland and N
breeders mainly sedentary. Spring passage typically involves flocks of up to 15 birds. (del Hoyo J,
Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia,
Oceania, South & Southeast Asia, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |