Himantopus

E744768
genus species taxon

Himantopus is a genus of long-legged wading birds commonly known as stilts, found in wetlands worldwide and recognized for their slender bodies and striking black-and-white plumage.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Hantopus himantopus 0
Himantopus himantopus 0
Himantopus leucocephalus 0

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
billCharacteristic long thin bill ⓘ
bodyShape slender body ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName stilts ⓘ
describedAs long-legged wading birds ⓘ
diet aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
distribution worldwide ⓘ
family Recurvirostridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingBehavior wading in shallow water ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legCharacteristic very long legs ⓘ
movement some species migratory ⓘ
some species resident ⓘ
notableSpecies Himantopus himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus leucocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus melanurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus mexicanus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus novaezelandiae NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon Himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Recurvirostridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColoration black-and-white ⓘ
reproduction lays eggs in ground nests near water ⓘ
socialBehavior often gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Himantopus himantopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalHabitat marshes ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
shallow lakes ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
vernacularName stilts ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Recurvirostridae → notableGenus → Himantopus ⓘ