What is a black -winged stark?
Black-Winged Stilt, scientific name Himantopus Himantopus , is a type of long bird that is commonly known as a mud. Its distinguishing markings, as designed by the name, are the presence of black wings on the white body. It usually occurs near the coast in many areas of the world, feeds on walking in shallow water and catching prey near the surface in its beak. It has a relatively long period of reproduction and both parents incubate eggs and take care of hatchlings. She has pinkish red, extremely long legs that are outside her body, which make it easy to wade in water to find food. His body is covered with white feathers, except for the back of the neck, wings and back, which are black. Sometimes the top of the head is gray and has reddish eyes. It has a long, narrow, black beak and its call sounds like a high -ranking, Yipping Bark.
In many areas of the world, the black -winged udge is found mainly nearthe coast of the coast. The areas where it is common are Australia, Central and South America, Africa, North America and Southern parts of Asia and Europe, as well as some Pacific Islands such as the Philippines. It tends to prefer warmer climate and shallow water. Some examples of preferred stations include mud, freshwater or salty marshes and coasts of lakes and rivers.
As a social bird, black -winged lunch usually lives in small colonies or groups. His diet consists mainly of water insects, small crustaceans, worms, larvae and molluscs. He gets married by means of a long beak to capture the prey near the surface of the water while defending himself. When searching for FOO occasionally soak the head under the superficial.
The reproduction period for black -winged nurses varies slightly and can occur at any time from August to December. Birds usually build their nests on the ground very close to the water and build them grass, twigs and roots. The woman usually places about three to four eggs and both parents incubate eggs and defend the nest.As soon as the children hatch, both parents take care of them until they are able to live alone.