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The
white-headed stilt
(
Himantopus leucocephalus
) is a bird in the
family
Recurvirostridae
. Sometimes considered a
subspecies
of the
black-winged stilt
, this
shorebird
feeds on aquatic insects and on small molluscs in shallow water. It is resident in southern Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and most of Australia and New Zealand.
Photograph:
JJ Harrison
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