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  The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). It is now widely accepted that the scientific name H. himantopus which was formerly applied to a single almost cosmopolitan species and is now normally applied to the widespread form from Eurasia and Africa which was formerly regarded as the nominate subspecies of Himantopus himantopus sensu lato. The scientific name Himantopus comes from the Greek meaning "strap foot" or "thong foot". Most sources today accept 2–4 species. It is sometimes called Pied Stilt, but that name is now reserved for the Australian species, Himantopus leucocephalus.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Description Adults are 33–36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. In the populations that have the top of the head normally white at least in winter, females tend to have less black on head and neck all year round, while males often have much black, particularly in summer. This difference is not clear-cut, however, and males usually get all-white heads in winter. Immature birds are grey instead of black and have a markedly sandy hue on the wings, with light feather fringes appearing as a whitish line in flight
 Black-winged Stilt sitting on eggs
Bang Pu, Bangkok - June 2019
Black-winged Stilt with nest
 Egg of Himantopus himantopus, MHNT
By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20315119 Black-winged Stilt babies
 Black-winged Stilt babies
Khlong Tamru Salt Pans, Chonburi, Thailand - April 2020
 Black-winged Stilt babies
Khlong Tamru Salt Pans, Chonburi, Thailand - April 2020
 Black-winged Stilt babies
Khlong Tamru Salt Pans, Chonburi, Thailand - April 2020
 Black-winged Stilt - Juvenile on the left hand side and adult on right hand side
Kui Buri National Park, Thailand - April 2020
 Black-winged Stilt - Juvenile
Salt pans west of Bang Pakong River, Thailand - April 2022
Listen to the Black-winged Stilt
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
 Taxonomy and systematics The taxonomy of this bird is still somewhat contentious. It is one of five distinct species which were previously considered subspecies of H. himantopus. H. himantopus sensu lato, is made up of one species and 5–7 subspecies, and was sometimes referred to as Common Stilt. The name Black-winged Stilt refers to H. himantopus sensu stricto, with two subspecies H.h. himantopus from the Palearctic and H.h. merdionalis from the Afrotropical region. Ecology and status The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants. In Europe, the Black-winged Stilt is a regular spring overshoot vagrant north of its normal range, occasionally remaining to breed in northern European countries. Pairs have successfully bred in Britain in 1987, and after a 27-year hiatus, two instances of successful breeding in Southern England in 2014. 13 young were fledged in southern England in 2017. These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans. The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets. The Black-winged Stilt is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies. Conservation status
 2006 IUCN Red List of of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22727969A86541570.
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727969A86541570.en. Retrieved 10 May 2017. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 8 February 2016 Location: Bang Pu, Bangkok Thank's to Nick Upton at www.thaibirding.com for HOT birding tip. His web page is a ONE STOP for everything you need for bird watching in Thailand. There are reviews of the birding sites with maps and information. And if you like Nick Upton's web page you will also like www.norththailandbirding.com I have used this page together with Nick Upton's page when planning my birding tours. Excellent reviews and information about the birding sites. I also got the Thai names of the birds from www.norththailandbirding.com. There is a bird check list with all the names in English and Thai. And of course also the Scientific Name. Down load the birdlist in Microsoft Excel format at www.norththailandbirding.com Or down load the Excel sheet by clicking HERE PLEASE! As I'm a first time birdwatcher bear in mind that some of the bird can be wrongly named. I have bought book and I confirm on the internet to get the right identity on the birds I take pictures off. But there can still be mistakes.  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 8 February 2016 - Bang Pu, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 8 February 2016 - Bang Pu, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 8 February 2016 - Bang Pu, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 8 February 2016 - Mahachai Mangrove Research Station
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 8 February 2016 - Mahachai Mangrove Research Station
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 8 February 2016 - Mahachai Mangrove Research Station
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
Bird, shadow and reflection
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 February 2016 - Bang Pu
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 March 2016 - Pak Thale ShoreBird Site
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 March 2016 - Pak Thale ShoreBird Site
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 12 March 2016 - Pak Thale ShoreBird Site
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 29 November 2016 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 29 November 2016 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 16 June 2019 - Bang po, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 16 June 2019 - Bang po, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 4 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 4 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 4 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 4 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 4 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
eBird hotspot: Bang Khaem Fish Ponds, Nakhon Pathom  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 20 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 20 April 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 15 May 2020 - Lat Krabang, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 15 May 2020 - Lat Krabang, Bangkok
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 24 May 2020 - Moo Ban Pramong / Khok Kham
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 24 May 2020 - Laem Phak Bia
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - 24 May 2020 - Laem Phak Bia
 Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน
9 June 2020 - Nong Pla Lai paddies, Phetchaburi  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน
16 June 2020 - Ban Laem agricultural area, Phetchaburi  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน
16 June 2020 - Ban Laem agricultural area, Phetchaburi  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - Sitting on eggs
19 April 2022 - eBird hotspot: Safari World, Bangkok  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - Sitting on eggs
19 April 2022 - eBird hotspot: Safari World, Bangkok  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - Sitting on eggs
19 April 2022 - eBird hotspot: Safari World, Bangkok  Black-winged Stilt / นกตีนเทียน - Sitting on eggs
19 April 2022 - eBird hotspot: Safari World, Bangkok PLEASE! If I have made any mistakes identifying any bird, PLEASE let me know on my guestbook 
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