Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Himantopus
Species: H. himantopus
Binomial name: Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Black-winged stilt observed at Perumbakkam Marshland (Photo Credit U Elaya Perumal)
The Black-winged Stilt is very common in Perumbakkam marshland. we have not observed them at Medavakkam lake or near Annakkili Amma Research Institute. which makes us think that this bird is not visiting Medavakkam Marshland. The Perumbakkam marshland is a bigger area with a shallow water body which is the supporting habitat for the Black-winged Stilt. hence they reside more near Perumbakkam Marshland, the habitat is similar to Pallikaranai also, but are yet to visit Pallikaranai Marshland (The Major Marshland/wetland of Chennai)
Black-winged stilt observed at Perumbakkam Marshland (Photo Credit U Elaya Perumal)
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). The scientific name H. himantopus was formerly applied to a single, almost cosmopolitan species. It is now normally applied to the form that is widespread in Eurosiberia and Africa and which was formerly regarded as the nominate subspecies of Himantopus himantopus sensu lato. The scientific name Himantopus comes from the Greek meaning "strap foot" or "thong foot". Most sources today accept 2–4 species. It is sometimes called pied stilt, but that name is now reserved for the Australian species, Himantopus leucocephalus (Wikipedia).
Black-winged stilt observed at Perumbakkam Marshland (Photo Credit U Elaya Perumal)
Fairly common to locally common in warmer regions. Favors wetlands with open shallow water, often brackish; breeds on bare ground near water, often in noisy colonies. Striking and essentially unmistakable, with elegant shape, boldly pied plumage, long hot-pink legs, and long, very fine bill. Feeds by wading in the water, picking with its bill from the water surface. In-flight, long pink legs stick out far beyond the tail (ebird).
நெடுங்கால் உள்ளான் (Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus) என்பது நீண்ட கால்களைக் கொண்ட கரைப்பறவைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். இது நீர் நிலைகளுக்கு அருகில் வாழக்கூடிய பறவை ஆகும்.
