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WoRMS taxon details

Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

212609  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212609)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 38 cm. Plumage: white with glossy black wings and back in male, less glossy in female; deep white V between wings;...  
Description Length: 38 cm. Plumage: white with glossy black wings and back in male, less glossy in female; deep white V between wings; sometimes dark grey on crown of male, less so in female. Immature brown where adults black, sepia brown from crown to back and wings; extensive buff feather tipping. Bare parts: iris ruby red; bill black; feet and legs pinkish to red in adult, greyish pink in immature. Habitat: shallow waters of muddy creeks and estuaries or salt pans and inland waters. Resident, breeds in Africa, some palearctic migrants. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212609 on 2024-11-10
Date
action
by
1998-07-17 10:53:12Z
created
1998-08-28 07:21:49Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked

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context source (HKRMS) HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details] 

context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details] 

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Length: 38 cm. Plumage: white with glossy black wings and back in male, less glossy in female; deep white V between wings; sometimes dark grey on crown of male, less so in female. Immature brown where adults black, sepia brown from crown to back and wings; extensive buff feather tipping. Bare parts: iris ruby red; bill black; feet and legs pinkish to red in adult, greyish pink in immature. Habitat: shallow waters of muddy creeks and estuaries or salt pans and inland waters. Resident, breeds in Africa, some palearctic migrants. <389><391><393> [details]
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