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Himantopus himantopus - stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings

genus Himantopus, Himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills

Himantopus stilt, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, stiltbird, stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

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1992), y en la ciguenuela comun (Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)) de Lambayeque (Tantalean et al.

Diagnostico morfologico y molecular de Cyclocoelum mutabile (Trematoda: Cyclocoelidae) en el Peru

According to the DENR-BMB, from 2007 to 2011, the site supports at least one person of the estimated population of black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) using the East Asian-Australasian flyway.

Ensuring a strong link for migratory bird sites

[22] TADJINE, B., 2010--Etude du regime alimentaire de l'Echasse blanche Himantopus himantopus (Linaeus, 1758) dans le Chott Ain El-Beida [laquo] Ouargla [raquo].

Trophic ecology study contribution Anas Platyrhynchos (linne, 1758) in the Reghaia's Lake National Reserve, Algeria

pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, plovers, Charadrius spp, herons, Ardeidae spp., grebes, Podiceps spp, and the black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus), faced the destruction of their habitats in recent years.

Birds in Portuguese literature

Oroklini Lake is very important for two species of birds that nest there, Blackwinged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) and Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus).

Cyprus joins European rally to save nature laws

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