Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black-winged Stilt

Subspecies in India

This is also known as the White-headed Stilt or Pied Stilt in various polytypic forms.
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat11
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka1112
Kerala1
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra65321043
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha124
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan234
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh2
Uttarakhand11
West Bengal1
Total111041311519

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Black-winged Stilt. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/himantopus-himantopus, accessed 2025/03/18.