General Description
Body white with black wings and a wide red-brown band across breast. Legs narrow and red. Bill black, narrow and pointed. Body up to 41 cm long.
Biology
Banded Stilts are nomadic, moving between different areas in different seasons. They breed after heavy rain, mainly in arid inland areas.
Distribution
South-western, central and south-eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Saltwater lakes, open freshwater wetlands, coastal bays and inlets.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
White and black body, wings black, back of neck white, red-brown patch on breast.
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Colours
White, Black, Brown
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Crustaceans, Insects, Molluscs
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Vieillot, 1816)
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Common Name
Banded Stilt
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Species Name
leucocephalus
