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Common kingfisher
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Collared pratincole
The black-winged stilt is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family. The scientific name H. himantopus is sometimes applied to a single, almost cosmopolitan species. Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Mass: 160 g (Adult)
Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Higher classification: Himantopus
Rank: Species
Family: Recurvirostridae