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| | Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Size: 37cm
Status: Common
Diet: Worms, water fleas and small insects.
Habitat: Well vegetated shallow swamps.
Breeding: Nests in a pile of vegetation on water or waters edge. Four eggs are laid tween August to February.
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| | Pied Stilt
/Pied+Stilt/$File/Pied+Stilt.jpg) Long flimsy legs used for wadding in shallow water. |
