jumoku

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 Stilt .  Please help me to identify it, many thanks!

kmatthew

The taxonomy for Black-winged Stilt H. himantopus is fairly complicated, some suggest up to 4-5 seperate species in H. himantopus but most treat them all as sub-species. The White-headed Stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus I think is still widely accepted as a sub-species? I sometimes see this form of Black-winged Stilt too.

[ Last edited by kmatthew at 15/05/2009 19:43 ]

HFCheung

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