White-headed stilt ( Himantopus leucocephalus ) now an international migratory wader?
The Black-winged Stilt genus ( Himantopus sp.) has a worldwide distribution with populations occurring on all continents expect Antarctica (del Hoyo et al., 1996). Some populations are sedentary; others are migratory (or at least partially so). In Australia the local species, recently reclassified a...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/13b27a9f-2c5d-4bf9-806f-477eefeea8ae https://researchmgt.monash.edu/ws/files/242933300/242791498_oa.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042003700&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://awsg.org.au/stilt/Stilt-71.pdf |
| Summary: | The Black-winged Stilt genus ( Himantopus sp.) has a worldwide distribution with populations occurring on all continents expect Antarctica (del Hoyo et al., 1996). Some populations are sedentary; others are migratory (or at least partially so). In Australia the local species, recently reclassified as White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus , is regarded as resident (Higgins & Davies, 1993). |
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