{"id":24577,"date":"2012-10-30T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T14:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:55:39","slug":"black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a widely distibuted very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). W Europe and Mediterranean region to Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia; localized breeder in East Asia (e.g. Taiwan) but more widespread during winter; has become a regular migrant to the Marianas and Saipan and sometimes is seen on other islands in western Micronesia. NW populations migrate south to Africa in winter.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-136-24577\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8453\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged_stilt_6.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged_stilt_6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8452\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged_stilt_5.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged_stilt_5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8451\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged_stilt_4.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged_stilt_4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8450\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged_stilt_3.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged_stilt_3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8449\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged_stilt_2.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged_stilt_2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8448\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged_stilt_1.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged_stilt_1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-869\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-7.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-868\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-6.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-867\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-5.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-866\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-4.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-865\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-3.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-864\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-17.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-17.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-863\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-16.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-862\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-15.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-861\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-14.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-860\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-13.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-859\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-12.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-858\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-11.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-857\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-1.jpg\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a widely distibuted very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). W Europe and Mediterranean region to Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia; localized breeder in East Asia (e.g. Taiwan) but more widespread during winter; has become a regular migrant to the Marianas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":831425,"parent":17620,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[738,1633],"class_list":["post-24577","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-winged-stilt","tag-himantopus-himantopus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24577\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}