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Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

The Black-winged Stilt is a tall, elegant bird with long legs and striking black wings. They love to wade in shallow waters, searching for tasty insects and small fish to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Black-winged Stilt has a striking appearance with its pure white body and black wings and back. Its most defining feature is its extremely long, needle-thin, bright pink legs, making it stand tall above other waders. It also has a slender black bill.

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Black-winged Stilt
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Black-winged Stilt

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby stilts can swim and catch food for themselves just hours after hatching!

Black-winged Stilts often feed by sweeping their long bill side-to-side in the water.

Their legs are longer than their entire body, making them one of the world's tallest birds!

These amazing birds can be found living on almost every continent in the world!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Stilts

Black-winged Stilts have incredibly long legs that help them wade into deep water where other birds cannot reach food.

Fähigkeit

Quick Prey Spotter

The Black-winged Stilt has keen eyesight to spot tiny insects and aquatic creatures even in murky water.

Fähigkeit

Clever Nest Defender

Black-winged Stilts can pretend to have a broken wing, distracting predators away from their hidden nests.

Maße und Details

Länge
33-36 cm
Flügelspannweite
67-83 cm
Gewicht
0.15-0.22 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
22-26 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bird mostly eats small aquatic creatures it finds in shallow water with its long bill.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • larvae
  • small crustaceans
  • worms
  • tadpoles
  • small fish

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Gulls may prey on stilt eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes are common predators of stilt nests and chicks.

hunts

Common Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Stilts feed on larvae and adult midges in wetlands.

hunts

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

Abundant prey in salt pans, a key stilt habitat.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always observe birds from a distance so they feel safe and happy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black-winged Stilt?

33-36 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-winged Stilt?

67-83 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black-winged Stilt?

0.15-0.22 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-winged Stilt?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black-winged Stilt?

50 km/h

Was frisst Black-winged Stilt?

This bird mostly eats small aquatic creatures it finds in shallow water with its long bill.

Wo findet man Black-winged Stilt normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Black-winged Stilt?

Foraging

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