Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
(L 13-14" )
Kerang District
Lake Tutchewop
Australia
28Oct2015
Himantopus is Greek for
strap foot; leucocephalus
is Greek for white-headed.
strap foot; leucocephalus
is Greek for white-headed.
Indonesia to Australia and New Zealand;
winters in the Philippines...only flamingos
have longer legs relative to the body.
winters in the Philippines...only flamingos
have longer legs relative to the body.
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McLachlan
McLachlan
xeno-canto
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