The genus Himantopus is a genus of the anti-billed sandpiper family. There are 5 species in China, including the black-winged sandpiper, which is distributed in western Xinjiang, eastern Qinghai and northwestern Inner Mongolia. Transit is recorded in the rest of China, with wintering birds in Taiwan, Guangdong and Hong Kong.
Tall, slender black or black-and-white waders. It is characterized by an elongated mouth black, black wings, red legs, and white body feathers. The nape of the neck has black patches. The juveniles are thicker brown and have ash on the top of their heads and the back of their necks. Iris - pink; mouth - black; legs and feet - light red.
Its natural habitats are lakes , shallow ponds , and swamps in open plain meadows. The non-breeding period also occurs in river shoals, rice paddies, fish ponds and freshwater or brine ponds and swamps near the coast. It is often found alone, in pairs or in small groups in shallow water or on swamps, and often in larger groups during the non-breeding period. Walk slowly, with steady, light, graceful posture, but clumsy when running and windy. Timid and alert, when a disturber approaches, he often nods his head in protest and then flies away. Take-off is easy and flying faster.
It feeds mainly on mollusks, shrimp, crustaceans, link animals, insects, insect larvae, and animal foods such as small fish and tadpoles. It often feeds in shallow waters, small ponds and swamps, and on muddy surfaces along the water's edge. It is often foraged alone or in pairs, and occasionally in small, loose groups. The foraging method is mainly to peck on the ground or water while walking. Or chase food by running at high speed. Sometimes the mouth is also inserted into the mud to probe for food. Sometimes even into the belly-deep water to dip the head into the water to feed.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and the southwestern region of China (including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and the southeastern region of Tibet, China). ), the Indochina Peninsula and the southeast coastal areas of China (including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, as well as the southeast coastal areas of China, the Hong Kong area of China, and Hainan Island. ), Eurasia and northern Africa (including all of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Cancer, the Arabian Peninsula and Asia north of the Himalayas-Hengduan Mountains-Minshan Mountains-Qinling-Huai River), the Pacific islands (including China's Taiwan Province, Dongsha Islands, Paracel Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java and Papua New Guinea. ), Australia and New Zealand (including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and its nearby islands. ), North America (including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. and the transition zone between North america and Central America in Mexico), Central America (located between North and South America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, etc.), South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, etc.), South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, etc.). Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and the Malvinas Islands (also known as the Falkland Islands)).
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