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black sea red data book - Department of Biology

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Synonyms:<br />

Himantopus himantopus Linnaeus, 1758<br />

Common names: Bulg: Kokilobegach; Engl: Black-winged Stilt; Rom: Piciorong;<br />

Russ: Khodulochnik; Turk: Uzun bacak; Ukr: Khodulychnyk<br />

Taxonomic description. A monotypic genus; the only species and nominative<br />

subspecies, H. himantopus, occurs in the Black Sea region. Numbers have increased<br />

lately to 2,000 breeding pairs.<br />

IUCN Status<br />

World level: VU<br />

Black Sea Regional level: VU<br />

Subregion level: EN<br />

Order CHARADRID70RMES<br />

Family RECURVIROSTRTDAE<br />

Distribution, Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. Breeding habitats<br />

are fresh and brackish shallow waters, where large nests are made in the water, or on<br />

elevations <strong>of</strong> various origin. Avoids dense vegetation.<br />

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