White-headed Stilt © focusingonwildlife.com

Large. Long necked, long thin straight bill, and extremely long thin legs. Sexes similar. Male: Breeding: All white except, back, hind neck, wings, both above and below, black. In flight legs extend well beyond tail. Eye, red. Bill, black. Legs, pinkish to pinkish-red. Non-breeding: Similar but crown and hind neck may become greyish. Female: Like male but back has brown tones. Immatures: Crown and hind neck greyish to almost black. Back, wings, dark brown. Feathers edged with buff giving a scaly appearance. Legs, pinkish-red.

Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Similar size. Hindneck is black.

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BirdLife International For more information about the White-headed Stilt see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the White-headed Stilt If you would like to read any articles about the White-headed Stilt... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of White-headed Stilt If Birdpedia has no pictures of White-headed Stilt or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (10) No Videos of White-headed Stilt If Birdpedia has no videos of White-headed Stilt or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   MALAYPEN SABAH SARAWAK   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   MALAYPEN SABAH SARAWAK   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for White-headed Stilt Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   MALAYPEN SABAH SARAWAK   All