BirdUp · Species
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus(Vieillot, 1816)
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Genus
- Cladorhynchus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The banded stilt is a nomadic wader of the stilt and avocet family, Recurvirostridae, native to Australia. It belongs to the monotypic genus Cladorhynchus. It gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults, though this is mottled or entirely absent in non-breeding adults and juveniles. Its remaining plumage is pied and the eyes are dark brown. Nestling banded stilts have white down, unlike any other species of wader.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South and central Australia
- Non-breeding range
- Widespread across southern Australia, focusing on coastal saltworks and estuaries.
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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