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Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Description:

Wading birds. Spindly legs. The black colour of the male is darker as compared to the females more washed out colour. Thin and elongated beak.

Habitat:

Aquatic. The Okhla Bird Sanctuary has a lake and these birds were wading in it.

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SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Uttar Pradesh, India

Spotted on Oct 6, 2012
Submitted on Apr 30, 2014

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