Talk:Pied stilt

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Did you know... that the white-headed stilt sometimes feigns a leg injury to draw intruders away from its chicks?

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File:Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - Lake Joondalup.jpg[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - Lake Joondalup.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on June 14, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2014-06-14. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:44, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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A white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) in Lake Joondalup, Perth. The white-headed stilt is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt.Photograph: JJ Harrison

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File:Himantopus leucocephalus - Hexham.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

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The white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) is a bird in the family Recurvirostridae. Sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt, this shorebird feeds on aquatic insects and on small molluscs in shallow water. It is resident in southern Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and most of Australia and New Zealand.Photograph: JJ Harrison

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Name[edit]

Known as the pied stilt in New Zealand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.53.186.193 (talk) 06:42, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]