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The Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). Opinions differ as to whether the birds treated under the scientific name H. himantopus ought to be treated as a single species and if not, how many species to recognize. The scientific name Himantopus comes from the Greek meaning "strap foot" or "thong foot". Most sources today accept 2–4 species. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Recurvirostridae
Genus:
Himantopus
Scientific:
Himantopus himantopus
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.151
Protonym:
Charadrius Himantopus
Avibase ID:
AC6252CA7ACD600E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AC6252CA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176727
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Échasse blanche ( Himantopus himantopus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Himantopus [himantopus or ceylonensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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