Birds of the Philippines
Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.
Pied Stilt
PIED STILT
Himantopus leucocephalus
Scolopacidae Family
Bird # 458 - February 2014
resident and migrant populations
This bird was split from Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus. According to the WBCP records, it was "first documented breeding is from Zamboanga del Norte August 1999. Since then found breeding May 2013 in Cebu by Tateo Osawa." It was previously known as White-headed Stilt.
Read MoreHimantopus leucocephalus
Scolopacidae Family
Bird # 458 - February 2014
resident and migrant populations
This bird was split from Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus. According to the WBCP records, it was "first documented breeding is from Zamboanga del Norte August 1999. Since then found breeding May 2013 in Cebu by Tateo Osawa." It was previously known as White-headed Stilt.
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PIED STILT
PIED STILT Himantopus leucocephalus Malalag, Davao del Sur, Mindanao
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