- Banded Stilt
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Banded Stilt Banded Stilts,
Governors Lake, Rottnest IslandConservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae Genus: Cladorhynchus
Gray,GR, 1840Species: C. leucocephalus Binomial name Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
(Vieillot, 1816)The Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a nomadic stilt from Australia. It belongs to the monotypical genus Cladorhynchus. It gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults, but this is mottled or entirely absent in non-breeding adults and juveniles. Its remaining plumage is pied and the eyes are dark brown. They breed whenever the water conditions are suitable and lay 3-4 white, brown or black eggs on a scrape.
It is locally known as the Rottnest snipe on Rottnest Island, though not related to true snipes.
Various views and plumages
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Adults on Rottnest Island
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Cladorhynchus leucocephalus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Marchant, S.; & Higgins, P.J. (Eds). (1993). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 2: Raptors to Lapwings. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0-19-553069-1
External links
- Thinking Like a Banded Stilt, Libby Robin 2002.
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