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Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus(Vieillot, 1816)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Genus
- Cladorhynchus
At a glance
The Banded Stilt is a large bird, about 35–43 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 35–43 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Banded Stilt look like?
The Banded Stilt is a large bird, about 35–43 cm long and weighing 270–390 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Banded Stilt?
The Banded Stilt is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Banded Stilt eat?
The Banded Stilt feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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