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Banded StiltAlternate name(s): "Biship Snipe", "Rottnest Snipe" Size: 35-45 cm Weight: 200-290 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a Banded Stilt in breeding
plumage;
note the solid-brown breast band - late in the season the
feathers are worn and the band very dark
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake McClarty, Murray, WA, April 2019]
Lateral view of a Banded Stilt in breeding
plumage;
note the complete breast band
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake McClarty, Murray, WA, April 2019]
Lateral view of a Banded Stilt in breeding plumage; note the slightly
up-curved bill (photo courtesy of F. Japp)
[Mourquong, near Mildura, NSW, December 2014]
Dorsal view of a Banded Stilt in breeding
plumage;
note the solid-brown base of the triangle
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake McClarty, Murray, WA, April 2019]
Banded Stilts in breeding
plumage foraging in shallow saline water; for comparison, a
Ruddy Turnstone
in breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Government Lake, Rottnest Island, WA, February 2016]
Large flock of Banded Stilts in breeding plumage on the edge of a saltwater
lake (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Government Lake, Rottnest Island, WA, February 2016]
Closer look at part of a flock of Banded Stilts in breeding
plumage in
a saltwater lake (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Government Lake, Rottnest Island, WA, February 2016]
Frontal view of Banded Stilts coming in to land; while the
birds are in breeding
plumage, the two birds on the left are in non-breeding
plumage (photo courtesy of F. Japp)
[Mourquong, near Mildura, NSW, December 2014]
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NON-BREEDING |
Lateral view of a Banded Stilt in non-breeding
plumage;
note the incomplete breast band
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake McClarty, Murray, WA, April 2019]
Lateral view of Banded Stilts; on the right and at the
far-centre two birds can be seen in non-breeding
plumage,
with faint breast bands
(photo courtesy of F. Japp)
[Mourquong, near Mildura, NSW, December 2014]
Dorsal view of a Banded Stilt in non-breeding
plumage;
note the incomplete base of the brown triangle
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake McClarty, Murray, WA, April 2019]
Comparison of a Banded Stilt in non-breeding
plumage with a juvenile
Black-winged Stilt
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake McClarty, Murray, WA, April 2019]
Mixed flock of Banded Stilts and
Red-necked Avocets
(photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Rottnest Island, WA, April 2018]
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Behaviour |
Banded Stilts have a preference for saline or brackish water.
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Food, Diet |
Banded Stilts feed primarily on brine shrimp.