jumoku 15/05/2009 19:05
Is it White-headed Stilt??
Actually I am quite sure about its ID according to the books before, but wildlife.net just doubt about that and think it is only a black-winged Stilt3551face87445 . Please help me to identify it, many thanks!
[img]http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp199/jumoku_album/IMG_6907.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp199/jumoku_album/IMG_6915.jpg[/img]
kmatthew 15/05/2009 19:40
The taxonomy for Black-winged Stilt [i]H. himantopus[/i] is fairly complicated, some suggest up to 4-5 seperate species in [i]H. himantopus[/i] but most treat them all as sub-species. The White-headed Stilt [i]Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus[/i] I think is still widely accepted as a sub-species? I sometimes see this form of Black-winged Stilt too.
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HFCheung 18/05/2009 10:53
Place and date is important for ID. For example, if this bird is from Australia, you will probably get a different, based on local information from Australia.
All photographers are encourage to include place and date for all bird photos. Thank you.
HF Cheung