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Pied Stilt

Birds

The pied stilt, also known as the white headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae with a wide distribution across Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. It has a large total population and an apparently stable population trend, is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black winged stilt. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Population Trend
Stable 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
System (Realm)
Freshwater 3
System (Realm)
Marine 3
Scientific Name
Himantopus leucocephalus 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriiformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Pied Stilt

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Pied stilt (Wikipedia)
Wetlands, Biomes
Source Pied stilt (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australasia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Pied stilt
population-trend (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, population-trend (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand.
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Pied stilt
WikipediaWikidata Q18844 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. Pied stilt (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Distribution and habitat
    Its habitat is in wetlands and estuaries.
  • In Biome: Estuary, Distribution and habitat
    Its habitat is in wetlands and estuaries.
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Himantopus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2466
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2466
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Wikidata: Pied Stilt
Child Taxon Of: Charadriiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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