WoRMS taxon details
Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Himantopus atropterus Meyer · uncertain
Himantopus candidus Bonnaterre · uncertain
Himantopus melanopterus Temminck · uncertain
Himantopus rubropterus Brand · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 38 cm. Plumage: white with glossy black wings and back in male, less glossy in female; deep white V between wings;...
Description Length: 38 cm. Plumage: white with glossy black wings and back in male, less glossy in female; deep white V between wings; sometimes dark grey on crown of male, less so in female. Immature brown where adults black, sepia brown from crown to back and wings; extensive buff feather tipping. Bare parts: iris ruby red; bill black; feet and legs pinkish to red in adult, greyish pink in immature. Habitat: shallow waters of muddy creeks and estuaries or salt pans and inland waters. Resident, breeds in Africa, some palearctic migrants. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212609 on 2024-11-22
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context source (HKRMS)
HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 38 cm. Plumage: white with glossy black wings and back in male, less glossy in female; deep white V between wings; sometimes dark grey on crown of male, less so in female. Immature brown where adults black, sepia brown from crown to back and wings; extensive buff feather tipping. Bare parts: iris ruby red; bill black; feet and legs pinkish to red in adult, greyish pink in immature. Habitat: shallow waters of muddy creeks and estuaries or salt pans and inland waters. Resident, breeds in Africa, some palearctic migrants. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | kalorësifisnikorja këmbëkuqe | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Кокилобегач | [details] |
| Danish | stylteløber | [details] |
| Dutch | steltkluut | [details] |
| English | common stiltblack-winged stilt | [details] |
| French | echasse blanche | [details] |
| German | Stelzenläufer | [details] |
| Hebrew | תמירון | [details] |
| Italian | cavaliere d'Italia | [details] |
| Japanese | セイタカシギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | kojūkas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Καλαμοκανάς | [details] |
| Norwegian | stylteløper | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | stylteløper | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | stylteløpar | [details] |
| Polish | szczudłak zwyczajny | [details] |
| Romanian | piciorong | [details] |
| Russian | ходулочник | [details] |
| Slovenian | polojnik | [details] |
| Spanish | cigüeñuela común | [details] |
| Swedish | styltlöpare | [details] |
| Turkish | uzunbacak | [details] |
| Ukrainian | ХодуличникКулик-довгоніг Довгоніг | [details] |
| Welsh | hirgoes | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (195 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Himantopus himantopus)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 14371 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641368 dorsal)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (195 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Himantopus himantopus)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 14371 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641368 dorsal)
To PESI
To ITIS
