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Senegal Thick-knee

Animals; Birds

The Senegal Thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis, is a Stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. It is a resident breeder in Africa between the Sahara and the equator, and in the Nile ...

Black-winged Stilt

Animals; Birds

The Black-winged Stilt or Common Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).

Ibisbill

Animals; Birds

The Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae. It is grey with a white belly, red legs and long ...

Black-necked Stilt

Animals; Birds

The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines.

Canary Islands Oystercatcher

Animals; Birds

The Canarian Black Oystercatcher or Canary Islands Oystercatcher, Haematopus meadewaldoi, was a shorebird endemic to Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and their offshore islets (Islote de Lobos and the ...

American Oystercatcher

Animals; Birds

The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. The American Oystercatcher is found on the Atlantic coast ...

American Black Oystercatcher

Animals; Birds

The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Black Oystercatcher, is a conspicuous black bird found on the shoreline of western North America.

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