Himantopus leucocephalus

Pied Stilt at Gungahlin, ACT

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Identification history

Himantopus leucocephalus 12 Nov 2017 ChrisDavey
Himantopus leucocephalus 3 Nov 2017 AlisonMilton
Unverified 3 Nov 2017 AlisonMilton

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Apologies for the poor image. I was trying to photograph the Spoonbills landing (without much success) and found I had something else.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Himantopus leucocephalus Scientific name
  • Pied Stilt Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 825m Recorded at altitude
  • Synonyms

    Himantopus himantopus
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