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White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Bushells Lagoon, NSW, Australia

 

Ebird checklist:

ebird.org/australia/checklist/S63783597

 

The pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), also known as the white-headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand.

 

Source: Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_stilt

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Taken on January 26, 2020