The black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.


From Lloyds Natural History 1896 British Birds. Scanned and carefully restored by Cécile Printemps. Could still have imperfections; it’s a historical image.


Size: 5551px × 8031px
Photo credit: © historical bird illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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