CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus  

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Werribee, VIC (Jun, 2013)

Having found a small worm-like creature in the silt at the bottom of the pond, the Banded Stilt tosses it to expel a bill full of water before swallowing the tiny morsel.

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Banded Stilt Feeding

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Adult Banded Stilt

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Banded Stilts Feeding

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Young Banded Stilt

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Adult Banded Stilt

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Banded Stilts Feeding

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Banded Stilts Feeding

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Banded Stilts Feeding