Banded Stilt

It is locally known as the Rottnest snipe on Rottnest Island, though not related to true snipes.

The Banded Stilt is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Banded Stilts are highly gregarious, found in small parties to dense flocks sometimes in thousands, mainly on inland saltmarshes. Alternative Name/s Bishop or Rottnest Stilt Identification The Banded Stilt is a plump-bodied wader, with long orange or pink legs. Adult males and females are similar. The head and body is white with a broad chestnut band across the breast, extending down to the belly. More

Banded Stilts are highly gregarious, found in small parties to dense flocks sometimes in thousands, mainly on inland saltmarshes. Facts and figures Research Species: No Minimum size: 35 cm Maximum size: 43 cm Average size: 39 cm Average weight: 240 g Breeding season: May-December but entirely dependent on suitable conditions Clutch size: One to five, usually three or four. More

The Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a nomadic stilt from Australia. It belongs to the monotypical genus Cladorhynchus. It gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults, but this is mottled or entirely absent in non-breeding adults and juveniles. Its remaining plumage is pied and the eyes are dark brown. They breed whenever the water conditions are suitable and lay 3-4 white, brown or black eggs on a scrape. More

* Thinking Like a Banded Stilt, Libby Robin 2002. Stub icon This Charadriiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v • d • e This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. More

Banded StiltsThe Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a stilt. This species is endemic to Australia, and gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults. It is locally known as the Rottnest snipe on Rottnest Island, though not related to true snipe. References * BirdLife International (2004). Cladorhynchus leucocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. More

Aspects of the topic banded stilt are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in stilt (bird)) The banded, or red-breasted, stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephala), of Australia, is white with brown wings, reddish breast band, and yellowish legs. More

Results for: banded stiltTranslations 1 - 30 of 78 English English Finnish Finnish banded stilt vyöpitkäjalka, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus black stilt mustapitkäjalka, Himantopus novaezelandiae plough stilt auran kurki stilt-sandpiper pitkäkoipisirri, Calidris himantopus black-winged stilt pitkäjalka, Himantopus himantopus banded juovamainen, nauhamainen four-banded sandgrouse sahelinhietakyyhky, Pterocles quadricinctus More

The Banded Stilts are relatively common along the southern and south-western coasts of Australia. But little was known of their breeding, nor why entire colonies disappeared in their tens of thousands at irregular intervals. It was only in 1930 that an isolated farmer contacted a Perth museum about the influx of the birds onto freshly flooded land that the mystery was solved: the Stilts were More

The Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a stilt. This species is endemic to Australia, and gets its name from the red-brown breast band found on breeding adults. Eyes dark brown. It is locally known as the Rottnest snipe on Rottnest Island, though not related to true snipe. More