WoRMS taxon details
Himantopus Brisson, 1760
- Species Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837
- Species Himantopus melanurus Vieillot, 1817
- Species Himantopus mexicanus (Müller, 1776)
- Species Himantopus rubropterus Brand accepted as Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Himantopus atropterus Meyer accepted as Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain)
- Species Himantopus candidus Bonnaterre accepted as Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain)
- Species Himantopus melanopterus Temminck accepted as Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: medium. Plumage: pied; wings long and pointed; outer primary longest, tail short with middle and outer rectrices slightly...
Description Size: medium. Plumage: pied; wings long and pointed; outer primary longest, tail short with middle and outer rectrices slightly longer than others. Other characters: neck longish; long, slender, straight bill; nostrils long and slit-like; legs extremely long; feet with outer and middle toes broadly webbed, inner and middle toes very slightly webbed; no hind toe. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Himantopus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159130 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
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Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Size: medium. Plumage: pied; wings long and pointed; outer primary longest, tail short with middle and outer rectrices slightly longer than others. Other characters: neck longish; long, slender, straight bill; nostrils long and slit-like; legs extremely long; feet with outer and middle toes broadly webbed, inner and middle toes very slightly webbed; no hind toe. <389> [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| Japanese | セイタカシギ属 | [details] |
