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Black-winged Stilt (female?)

Himantopus himantopus

Description:

In a previous spotting I have added what the male looks like: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/104... Here this is most likely a female, since her head is totally white and she looks like an adult.

Habitat:

Marshes, ponds, salty water ponds, salines.

Notes:

Salty lake in Playa Pinet.

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Santa Pola, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012

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