Himantopus leucocephalus at Moss Vale

Pied Stilt at Moss Vale

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Identification history

	Himantopus leucocephalus	21 Jan 2021	natureguy
	Himantopus leucocephalus	13 Jan 2021	NigeHartley

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Private property, co-ordinates approx

4 comments

Boobook38 wrote:

14 Jan 2021

This is a Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, and doesn't appear to be in the list of species. It's widely distributed and its presence here is not at all unlikely.

BLSHFour wrote:

14 Jan 2021

Agree. This is a common bird in the areas wetlands and should be on the lists. For some reason I cannot confirm its identity.

BLSHFour wrote:

17 Jan 2021

There is some confusion about this bird as it is undergoing a name change in some quarters. The black winged stilt species exists outside of Australia and the Australian bird is considered by some as a different species and should be called White headed Stilt Homantopus leucocephalus. Perhaps this bird needs to be listed under both names with an appropriate note.

natureguy wrote:

21 Jan 2021

I added the species to the system and confirmed. I also included a note under the species page which briefly explains the name changes/taxonomy.

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