White-backed Stilt
A species of Stilts Scientific name : Himantopus melanurus Genus : Stilts
White-backed Stilt, A species of Stilts
Botanical name: Himantopus melanurus
Genus: Stilts
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Description General Info
Description
The white-backed stilt (Himantopus melanurus) is a locally abundant shorebird of South American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from northwest Brazil to southwest Peru and southcentral Argentina. 
Feeding Habits
White-backed Stilt forages by probing mudflats and shallow waters, consuming aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, mollusks, and occasionally small fish and seeds. Inland white-backed Stilts prefer aquatic insects, while coastal ones eat various invertebrates. White-backed Stilt selects estuaries and lakeshores as feeding areas, adapting its diet to food availability.
Dite type
Aquatic invertebrate eater
General Info
Distribution Area
The white-backed stilt is found in estuarine, lacustrine, salt pond and emergent wetland habitats; it is generally a lowland bird but is commonly seen in llanos habitat.
Scientific Classification
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Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Stilts and avocets Genus
Stilts Species
White-backed Stilt 
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