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Apr 27, 2017

Delicate-looking bird is spreading around the world

Photo by Xinhua / Barcroft Images
Black-winged Stilts
(Himantopus himantopus)
A pair of Black-winged stilts are seen at Dongshi Township of Jinjiang City, in southeast China's Fujian Province.   Birdlife International states this species has an extremely large and increasing, worldwide range (302,000,000 sq. kms.), and the species has been evaluated as 'Least Concern' by Birdlife International.   Birdlife International is the world's largest nature conservation partnership with partners in 120 countries and territories.   It aims to conserve birds, their habitats and global diversity.
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