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.
 

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Daman & Diu
Delhi
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Gujarat11
Haryana
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Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1112
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra65321043
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha124
Paschimbanga1
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan234
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh2
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal
Total111041311518

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. 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 2024/11/06.