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Black-winged Stilt

Nesting of the Black-winged Stilt
5 Oct 2015

Nesting of the Black-winged Stilt

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Nesting | 0

In June 2015 Danaraj Maniam came across a small colony of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus himantopus) in a wetland outside Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. There were about five nests in the making on the dry muddy wetland. He returned to the … Continued

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Black-winged Stilt feeding on molluscs and fish
24 Jul 2015

Black-winged Stilt feeding on molluscs and fish

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates, Feeding-vertebrates, Waders | 0

The local information on the prey of the Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is limited. On 2nd March 2013, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS noticed a family unit of three taking many snails in a short period of observation at the Malim … Continued

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Black-winged Stilt feeding on fish
2 Oct 2013

Black-winged Stilt feeding on fish

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Feeding-vertebrates, Waders | 7

“I have never before seen the Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus himantopus) takes a fish. Spotted this adult with a fish he had foraged (above). The bird proceeded to ‘wash’ the fish a number of times before feeding (below). It even … Continued

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Black-winged Stilt – feeding, flight and call
28 Mar 2013

Black-winged Stilt – feeding, flight and call

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Feeding strategy, Feeding-invertebrates, Vocalisation, Waders | 3

“Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus himantopus) are a joy to watch both for their grace and also as they are usually in a social group. Uncommon at the Peninsular prior to 1996, they now occur in large numbers in my region … Continued

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Black-winged Stilt at Seletar, Singapore
20 Jan 2013

Black-winged Stilt at Seletar, Singapore

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Feeding strategy, Migration-Migrants, Videography, Waders | 2

“Here’s an uncommon winter visitor hanging out at a monsoon pond in a disused area at Seletar. The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) has a long bill for probing into mud, but in this case, it seems quite happy snacking on … Continued

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