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Closeup of a Black-winged Stilt, at Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka a common breeding resident in Sri lanka, this one being an adult. Example of a variation with more black on the head and eye:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/23738/black-winged_stilt_with_black_head_and_eye_patch_wilpaththu_sri_lanka.html" title="Black-winged Stilt with black head and eye patch, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/23738_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fwl7TehDwxW4DRqcU7P7W%2FonWHc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Black-winged Stilt with black head and eye patch, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka The world of stilts is a confusing one. Scientists don&#039;t entirely agree on what are sub species and what are races. Usually, the geographic range helps narrow it down. In this case, based on location, it has to be the Black-winged stilt, as it is the only large stilt documented to occur in Sri Lanka (according to my book). Asia,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,Sri Lanka,Wilpaththu" /></a></figure> Asia,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,Sri Lanka,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Closeup of a Black-winged Stilt, at Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

a common breeding resident in Sri lanka, this one being an adult. Example of a variation with more black on the head and eye:

Black-winged Stilt with black head and eye patch, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka The world of stilts is a confusing one. Scientists don't entirely agree on what are sub species and what are races. Usually, the geographic range helps narrow it down. In this case, based on location, it has to be the Black-winged stilt, as it is the only large stilt documented to occur in Sri Lanka (according to my book). Asia,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,Sri Lanka,Wilpaththu

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The Black-winged stilt

The black-winged stilt is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family. The scientific name "H. himantopus" was formerly applied to a single, almost cosmopolitan species. It is now normally applied to the form that is widespread in Eurosiberia and Africa and which was formerly regarded as the nominate subspecies of "Himantopus himantopus" "sensu lato".

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Uploaded Dec 8, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 12:12.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 400mm